Bowers v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

OPINION

SIMANDLE, District Judge:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.512

II. BACKGROUND. oq 7 — 1 lO

A. Michael Bowers. <ni 1-H xo

B. Procedural History. co 7 — 1 lO

III. DISCUSSION. LO i — i LO

A. Threshold Considerations of the Law of the Case. LQ t-H lO

1. The NCAA Bylaws and Judge Orlofsky’s Ruling. LQ t — I lO

2. Analysis. ZD t — I ID

B. Plaintiffs Motion to Preclude “Reasonable Modification” and “Waiver Proceeding” Defenses....520

1. Reasonable Modification Defense...521

2. NCAA’s Eligibility Waiver...523

a. Eligibility Waiver as a Reasonable Accommodation...523

b. The 1997 Waiver Review of Bowers’…