Page:Veronica Ollier v. Sweetwater Union High School District (September 19, 2014) US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.djvu/2

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OLLIER V. SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCH. DIST.


Argued and Submitted

June 3, 2014—Pasadena, California


Filed September 19, 2014


Before: Ronald M. Gould and N.R. Smith, Circuit Judges,
and Morrison C. England, Jr., Chief District Judge.[1]


Opinion by Judge Gould




SUMMARY[2]




Civil Rights


The panel affirmed the district court’s judgment granting declaratory and injunctive relief to plaintiffs in a class action suit brought in part pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, alleging (1) unequal treatment and benefits in athletic programs; (2) unequal participation opportunities in athletic programs; and (3) retaliation.

The panel held that Sweetwater Union High School District and its administrators and board members did not fully and effectively accommodate the interests and abilities of female athletes and therefore the district court did not err

  1. The Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr., Chief District Judge for the US. District Court for the Eastern District of California, sitting by designation.
  2. This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It has been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.