United States Third Circuit

In a complex action involving twelve universities that ceased recruiting plaintiff when they were informed that he did not meet NCAA requirements, consitituional and procedural issues dealing with the appeals of various defendant schools are addressed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/08/2003
• Decided 08/20/2003
• Published 08/20/2003

Judges

• BEFORE: NYGAARD, SMITH, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jack J. Wind, Margulies, Wind, Herrington, & Knopf, Jersey City, NJ, Thomas S. Miller, Attorney General, Gordon E. Allen (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Des Moines, IA, for Appellant University of Iowa., Andrea M. Silkowitz, Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Division of Law, Newark, NJ, for State of New Jersey., Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Seth M. Galanter, Sarah E. Harrington (argued), United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Intervenor United States of America., Michael K. Willison, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Marlton, NJ, for Appellant Delaware State University., Peter L. Frattarelli, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, NJ, Kae Carpenter Todd, Mary M. Collier (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Office of the Attorney General of Tennessee, Nashville, TN, for Appellant University of Memphis., Linda B. Celauro (argued), John J. Peirano, Gary S. Prish, Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, NJ, for Appellant University of Massachusetts., Thomas C. Hart, Ruprecht, Hart & Weeks, Millburn, for American International College.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard L. Bazelon (argued), Bazelon, Less & Feldman, Philadelphia, PA, Barbara E. Ransom, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Michael Bowers and Kathleen Bowers, administratrix ad prosequendum of the Estate of Michael Bowers., Shannon D. Farmer (argued), Abigail L. Flitter, John B. Langel, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Temple University.