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Anya Kostas had three hours to save her client’s career. The administrative judge, a man known for shredding weak arguments before breakfast, had demanded a prima facie showing by 5:00 PM. Without it, the complaint would be dismissed, and Dr. Evelyn Meeks would lose her research lab, her reputation, and perhaps her mind.

“I do, Your Honor.”

Anya paused. Prima facie didn’t need the smoking gun. It needed the first sight of the gun. She added one more page: a simple legal summary. To establish a prima facie case of research misconduct, the complainant must show: (1) the respondent engaged in fabrication, (2) the fabrication was material to the grant application, and (3) the complainant suffered a direct injury. Here, Dr. Meeks presents evidence that the disputed data were entered without her knowledge, that her absence is documented, and that the accuser had motive and opportunity. A reasonable factfinder could conclude misconduct occurred—not by Dr. Meeks, but by her deputy. She saved the PDF. Twenty-eight pages, clean, brutal, and lean. No emotional pleas. No attacks on character. Just the minimum threshold to cross. prima facie pdf

“Ms. Kostas,” he said, “this is a threshold document. You know that, right?” Anya Kostas had three hours to save her client’s career

“Yes, sir.”

She sat in her windowless office, the Chicago rain drumming against the glass. On her screen, a blank PDF template stared back. File name: Meeks_v_University_Prima_Facie.pdf. Evelyn Meeks would lose her research lab, her