Legal Opinion
Wright v. Columbia University
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 7, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-2996PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
THE COURT: Because of the plaintiff’s demand for immediate relief in the nature of a temporary restraining order, and because of the apparent need for it by reason of the commencement of the Columbia athletic football program next week, we have elected to decline the opportunity to develop and write a well-sculptured opinion, and rather to present the issues as we see them from the bench and dispose of the case this afternoon to the extent that relief is demanded without the niceties of a well-written opinion.
The plaintiff in this case, John Wright, sighted since…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Walter Camenisch v. The University of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Jack A. Kampmeier v. Ewald Nyquist, in His Capacity as Commissioner of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Doe v. ColauttiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Poole v. South Plainfield Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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