Legal Opinion
Kneeland v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided August 18, 1986No. Civ. A-85-CA-616PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NOWLIN, District Judge.
The above-styled and numbered cause came before the Court on July 24, 1986 for a non-jury trial.
BACKGROUND
This action was originally filed in state court on October 3, 1985, and removed to this Court by both Defendants on October 25, 1985. After a pre-trial conference held on February 6, 1986, the Court granted Defendant NCAA’s Motion for Separate Trial on the issue of whether Defendants were governmental bodies as defined by the Act and the Plaintiffs’ claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A non-jury trial was held on March 6 and 7, 1986. On May 15,1986, 650…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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