WASHINGTON v. INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASS'N

No. 99-1003.

181 F.3d 840 (1999)

Eric WASHINGTON and Central Catholic High School, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED and Robert B. Gardner, Commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Stapleton (argued), Ball Eggleston, Bumbleburg & McBride, Lafayette, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Robert M. Baker, III (argued), Johnson, Smith, Pence, Densborn, Wright & Heath, Indianapolis, IN, Randall L. Vonderheide, Vonderheide & Knecht, Lafayette, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Eric Washington and Central Catholic High School obtained a preliminary injunction in the district court enjoining the Indiana High School Athletic Association ("IHSAA") from denying Mr. Washington athletic eligibility for the second semester of the 1998-99 school year. The IHSAA appeals. We affirm the district court's decision to grant the preliminary injunction.1

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