O'CONNOR v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF SCHOOL DIST. 23

No. 80 C 5660.

545 F.Supp. 376 (1982)

Karen O'CONNOR, by her parents and next friends, Joseph O'Connor and Frances O'Connor, Plaintiffs, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT 23, a body politic and corporate, Dean Eitel, Sallyann Okuno, Jane Adelman, Susan Lewis, James Kastner, Ann Marie Lundstrom, and Mary Ann Stitak, as officers and members of the Board of Education of School District 23, Edward Grodsky, as Superintendent of School District 23, Gerald McGovern, as Assistant Superintendent of School District 23, Philip Arenstein, as Principal of MacArthur Junior High School, Mid-Suburban Junior High School Conference, and Robert D. White, an officer of the Mid-Suburban Junior High School Conference, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

August 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. David, Rosemary J. Guadnolo, Arvey Hodes Costello & Burman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Robert A. Kohn, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.

Karen O'Connor is an extraordinarily gifted basketball player. She is also female. Therein lies the problem which gave rise to the instant case.

Since she was seven years old, Karen has played on organized basketball teams with boys. She has participated in programs run by the YMCA, the Arlington Heights Park District, the Arlington Heights Youth Basketball Association, and in the NBA-Pepsi...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases