Legal Opinion
Crocker v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1992No. 91-5615PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff claims that the Tennessee Secondary ' School Athletic Association (“TSSAA”) and Ronald Carter, its executive director, violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by interfering with the right of plaintiff as handicapped student to participate in interscholastic football as required under the Education of the Handicapped Act (“EHA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. Chief *384Judge Nixon granted summary judgment for defendants. He found that the plaintiff had not shown that he was deprived of any federal right entitling the plaintiff to damages. We agree. Plaintiff also claims that…
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