IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND      JOHN DOE #1, JANE DOE #1 JOHN DOE #1M,et al.,   Plaintiffs,   v.  MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION,et al.,   Defendants.  * * * * * * * * *  Civil No.21-0356 PJM Civil No.21-0360 PJM    MEMORANDUM OPINION  This case arises from student-on-student assaults that allegedly occurred in a locker room  at Damascus High School (“DHS”), located in Damascus, Maryland. Plaintiffs  1, student victims  (“Minor-Plaintiffs”) and their parents (“Parent-Plaintiffs”) bring this civil action against  Defendants Montgomery County Board of Education (“Board”) and Jeffrey Sullivan, Casey  Crouse, Vincent Colbert, Eric Wallich, and Joseph Doody, in their official and individual  capacities (collectively, “Defendants”)  2 based on their purported failure to implement appropriate  supervisory policies and properly investigate claims of abuse while the Minor-Plaintiffs were  members of the DHS junior varsity football team.  Plaintiffs Does #1 through 3 jointly and Plaintiffs Does #4 originally filed separate cases  in Montgomery County Circuit Court, both of which were subsequently removed to this Court.    1 Plaintiffs include John and Jane Doe #1, parents of John Doe #1M; John Doe #1M; Jane Doe #2, parent of John Doe #2M; minor John Doe #2M; John and Jane Doe #3, parents of John Doe #3M; minor John Doe #3; John and Jane Doe #4, parents of John Doe #4M; and John Doe #4M (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). John Doe #1M, John Doe #2M, John Doe #3M, and John Doe #4M (“Minor-Plaintiffs”) were all students at Damascus High School during the relevant time period. John Doe #1M is now an adult. John and Jane Doe #1, Jane Doe #2, John and Jane Doe #3, and John and Jane Doe #4, are parents of the Minor-Plaintiffs (“Parent-Plaintiffs”) and sue in their individual capacities as well as in their representative capacities as parents and next friends of the Minor-Plaintiffs.  2 During the relevant time period, Jeffrey Sullivan was the Director of Systemwide Athletics for Montgomery County Public Schools; Casey Crouse was the DHS principal; Vincent Colbert was the DHS Junior Varsity Football Coach; Eric Wallich was DHS Varsity Football Head Coach; and Joseph Doody was the DHS Athletic Director.  Case 8:21-cv-00356-PJM Document 89 Filed 12/23/21 Page 1 of 35