United States Fourth Circuit

Grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants affirmed over claim that plaintiff, a student and member of the women's soccer team at UNC, is entitled to have a jury determine her claims under Title IX and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 that her coaches sexually harassed her and created a sexually hostile environment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/25/2006
• Decided 04/11/2006
• Published 04/11/2006

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, KING, GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Daniel Francis Konicek, Konicek & Dillon, P.C., Geneva, Illinois, for Appellant.  Thomas J. Ziko, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Konicek & Dillon, P.C., Geneva, Illinois, for Appellant.  Joyce S. Rutledge, Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees;  Douglas E. Kingsbery, Tharrington Smith, L.L.P., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee Anson Dorrance, individually and as women's soccer coach at UNC.