Kazerooni v. Kazerooni: “She’s Too Important to the Univ. to Allow Me to Take Her to Court”

A federal complaint filed in the Eastern District of Michigan in April 2018 by Alexander C. Kazerooni named Dr. Ella Kazerooni and multiple University of Michigan-related defendants. The filing concerned disputes involving University matters, family issues, and alleged institutional conduct.

Federal complaint filed April 27, 2018 in the Eastern District of Michigan naming Dr. Ella Kazerooni and University of Michigan-related defendants.

“she’s too important to the Univ. to allow me to take her to court over our mother’s health care”

— Alexander C. Kazerooni, April 2018 federal complaint

Excerpt from the April 2018 federal complaint containing the quoted allegation.

The filing is presented here as a contemporaneous federal court record involving Dr. Ella Kazerooni and University of Michigan-related disputes during 2018, and not for the truth of the allegations asserted therein.

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Brad Foerster, MD PhD

Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.