KNEELAND v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASS'N

No. 86-1825.

850 F.2d 224 (1988)

Carole KNEELAND and Belo Broadcasting Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellees, and A.H. Belo Corp., d/b/a The Dallas Morning News, The Times Herald Printing Co. and David Eden, Intervenors-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, and Southwest Athletic Conference, Defendant-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Roller, Katheyn E. Allen, George H. Gangwere, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, Austin, Tex., for National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n.

Robert F. Middleton, O. Luke Davis, III, Baker, Smith & Mills, Dallas, Tex., for Southwest Athletic Conference.

Jack Pew, Jr., Charles L. Babcock, Jackson, Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller, Dallas, Tex., for Times Herald Printing and David Eden.

Jack Balagia, Jr., James R. Raup, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Austin, Tex., for Kneeland.

William D. Sims, Jr., Paul C. Watler, David B. Dyer, Dallas, Tex., for A.H. Belo Corp.

Before THORNBERRY, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 25, 1988.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The essential question posited on this appeal is whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWC) are subject to the Texas Open Records Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-17a (Vernon Supp.1988). The district court found that the NCAA and SWC received public funds and were governmental bodies within the meaning of the Act....

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