Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Pearl
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 1, 1992No. 91-2308PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAROLD ALBERT BAKER, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Deon Thomas, is a student at the University of Illinois and a member of the University of Illinois men’s basketball team. The defendant, Bruce Pearl, is an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa who tried to recruit Thomas to attend that school. In connection with the recruitment process, Pearl spoke with Thomas on the telephone and recorded their conversation. Thomas did not know that Pearl was recording their telephone conversation nor did he consent to the recording. Pearl disclosed the tapes of his conversation with…
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