United States Ninth Circuit

University athletic policy limiting athletic transfers to schools in same athletic conference did not unlawfully restrict athlete who wanted to transfer to cross-town school because one school is not a relevant competitive market.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/05/2001
• Decided 06/07/2001
• Published 06/07/2001

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  O'SCANNLAIN, KLEINFELD, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Renee M. Smith, Hermosa Beach, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank M. Hinman (argued), McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee Pacific-10 Conference;  Scott A. Edelman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees University of Southern California, Michael Garrett, and Daryl Gross;  Robert J. Wierenga, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Mark L. Eisenhut, Call, Clayton & Jensen, Newport Beach, California, for defendant-appellee National Collegiate Athletic Association.