Legal Opinion
Croteau Ex Rel. Croteau v. Fair
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 28, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-0294-APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ELLIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff is a seventeen year old senior at Osbourn Park Senior High School. On February 20, 1988, she “tried out” for the School’s varsity baseball team, which has never before had a female participant. She successfully passed the first “cut.” On March 4, 1988, however, plaintiff was cut from the team by defendant Rick Fair, the varsity baseball coach, with the advice and concurrence of Posey Howell, the junior varsity baseball coach. Plaintiff asserts that she was qualified to play for the team, but was cut because she is a female. She brought this suit by her…
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