Legal Opinion
Bowers v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 1, 2007No. 05-2262, 05-2268, 05-2269, 05-2426PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a high school athlete’s claims that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and several related institutions subjected him to unlawful discrimination based on his learning disability. During the course of the proceedings, plaintiff Michael Bowers met an untimely death and his mother Kathleen Bowers has been substituted for him. As a matter of convenience, throughout this opinion the plaintiff-appellant will be referred to simply as “Bowers.” In this consolidated appeal, Bowers alleges the District Court abused its discretion by…
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