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BOWERS v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASS'N

Civ. A. No. 97-2600.

974 F.Supp. 459 (1997)

Michael BOWERS, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

August 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara E. Ransom, Philadelphia, PA, Penelope A. Boyd, Mount Laurel, NJ, Richard L. Bazelon, Bazelon & Less, Marlton, NJ, for Plaintiff.

J. Freedley Hunsicker, John F. Schultz, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, A Pennsylvania Limited Liability Corporation, Princeton, NJ, for Defendants, The National Collegiate Athletic Association and Cedric W. Dempsey.

Nicholas M. Kouletsis, Pepper Hamilton & Sheetz, LLP, Cherry Hill, NJ, Robert A. Burgoyne, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendants, NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse and Calvin Symons.

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Michael Bowers, has moved for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 65. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this Court by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343. The principal issue raised by Plaintiff's motion, an issue of first impression in this Circuit, is whether Plaintiff, who is "learning disabled," can show a reasonable likelihood that he will succeed on his claim that his classification by the National...

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