Judge rejects Mendocino College professor’s request to delay sexual assault lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO, CA., 9/12/25 — A San Francisco Superior Court judge denied a motion Friday to delay proceedings in a civil lawsuit that alleges a Mendocino College professor sexually assaulted two underage students more than 20 years ago at San Francisco Waldorf High School, where he was employed as a substitute teacher and tutor. 

Jason Davis and his attorney Eric Schattl had filed a motion asking for a stay in proceedings in the civil lawsuit “until the conclusion of any related criminal investigation or until the threat of such an investigation has subsided.” A motion to stay in civil proceedings is when one party requests for the judge to temporarily pause a case from moving forward.