OLDFIELD v. ATHLETIC CONGRESS

No. 84-2814.

779 F.2d 505 (1985)

Brian R. OLDFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The ATHLETIC CONGRESS, U.S. Olympic Committee & Don Miller, individually and as Executive Director of the U.S.O.C., James Carnes, individually and as President of the Athletic Congress of the U.S., Ollan C. Cassell, individually and as Executive Director of the Athletic Congress of the U.S., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Shane, Law Office of Melvin M. Belli, Sr., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

John J. Hansen, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED, KENNEDY, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a decision of the district court granting the summary judgment motion of appellees, The Athletic Congress (TAC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), against appellant, Brian Oldfield.

I.

FACTS

Brian Oldfield is a world-class athlete in the shot put competition. Shortly after participating in the 1972 Olympics, Oldfield signed a professional...

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