Legal Opinion
Mayerova v. E. Mich. Univ.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 27, 2018No. Case No. 18-11909PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE CARAM STEEH, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs Marie Mayerova and Ariana Chretien allege that defendants Eastern Michigan University, EMU President James Smith, EMU Athletic Director Scott Wetherbee, and the EMU Board of *986Regents violated Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause by failing to provide sufficient opportunities for women to participate in athletics. This lawsuit was filed following EMU's decision to eliminate four teams; men's wrestling, men's swimming and diving, women's tennis, and women's softball. Plaintiffs seek to represent a class of every impacted woman…
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