PEDERSON v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Nos. 94-30680, 95-30777, 96-30310, 97-30427 and 97-30719.

201 F.3d 388 (2000)

Beth PEDERSON; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY; William E. Davis, Individually and in his official capacity as Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles V. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe McCollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, III; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants, Defendants-Appellees. Beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cindy Pineda; Karla Pineda, Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in his official capacity as Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles V. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe McCollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, III; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants, Defendants-Appellees. Beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in his official capacity as Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles V. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe McCollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, III; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants, Defendants-Appellees. Beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cindy Pineda; Karla Pineda, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles V. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe McCollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, III; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants, Defendants-Appellants. Beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cindy Pineda; Karla Pineda, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in his official capacity as Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles V. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr., Rolfe McCollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, III; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants, Defendants-Appellees-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy E. Rafuse (argued), R. Lawrence Ashe, Jr., Kelly Jean Koelker, Lynne H. Rambo, L. Lynne Pulliam, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Atlanta, GA, Thomas L. Krebs, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

G. Michael Pharis, David Bienvenue (argued), William Shelby McKenzie, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Seth Michael Galanter, Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S. Dept. of Justice, App. Section, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, for United States, Intervenor.

Before KING, Chief Judge, STEWART, Circuit Judge, and LITTLE, District Judge.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

We must today determine whether the largest public university in Louisiana has discriminated against women under Title IX in the provision of facilities and teams for intercollegiate athletic competition. Before us are eight appeals, which were consolidated for briefing and argument, concerning allegations of such discrimination against the instant plaintiffs and a putative class of female undergraduates at Louisiana State University...

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