Timothy Keefe sued New York Law School over a grade he received in a legal writing course.
Apparently, the assignments for the class were based on material used in a different course. And, since he was a transfer student and hadn't attended that class, he thought he had been "unfairly disadvantaged" and that the school should change his letter grade to a pass/fail.
When the New York County Supreme Court granted NYLS's dismissal request, Keefe appealed.
The Appellate Division, First Department, thought the student wasn't entitled to a pass/fail option, particularly since the school's handbook provided that a letter grade would be issued and Keefe had never been told otherwise.
It didn't help the kid's case that the institution had agreed to provide him with the materials covered in that other class. Because he didn't avail himself of that assistance, his arguments were written off.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Keefe v. New York Law School