Legal Opinion

Robert W. Hall, an Individual v. State of Hawaii, a State of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 10, 1986No. 85-1698PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Robert W. Hall appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him in his suit against the University of Hawaii and various others. We affirm.

I

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant Hall, a white male, applied for admission to the Richardson School of Law (Law School) at the University of Hawaii. He had a grade point average (GPA) of 3.82 and had scored a 25 out of 50 on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).

The Law School evaluated applications on the basis of three criteria: (1) the applicant’s score on the LSAT; (2) the applicant’s undergraduate…

2Cases cited4 opinions

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  3. Frederick S. Wyle Professional Corp. v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  4. David L. Ladd, Register of Copyrights, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Law & Technology Press, Defendant-Counterclaimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by58 opinions

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  3. Garrett v. City & County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Peirick v. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Athletics DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. Partington v. GedanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992

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