Judge hears UConn's motion to dismiss Ollie lawsuit

[CL82]

Judge Kari A. Dooley appeared to side with the university’s lawyers, who maintained that Ollie would have to actually file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities before he could sue UConn for attempting to end the arbitration process, which will determine whether the school owes him the $10 million that remained on his contract when he was fired last spring.

“That’s a hypothetical injury that may or may not come to pass based on so many different factors,” Dooley said. “A number of things have to happen before a loss or injury is inflicted.” Link

Judge Dooley? I like our chances.

(Still doomed.)

 

[Hoophound]

Dooley is the judge? Oh, I like UConn’s chances too.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Give it up Ollie, good lord. He committed SEVERAL violations and he isn’t getting paid. If he didn’t get lazy, take shortcuts, and won games it would’ve never gotten here. But he did, and also committed NCAA violations. Time to move on

Someone pass this along to Ollie. I think we can end this today.

 

[InKembaITrust]

The timing is making him look even worse with the current financial struggles the athletics department is facing.

 

[JimHurley]

Someone pass this along to Ollie. I think we can end this today.

Very cute. What I said is true. Don’t tell me that he didn’t commit any violations and there was no just cause for firing. He’s not getting paid

 

[CL82]

Very cute. What I said is true. Don’t tell me that he didn’t commit any violations and there was no just cause for firing. He’s not getting paid

Don't disagree, but maybe it's time for a handle change?

 

[JimHurley]

Don't disagree, but maybe it's time for a handle change?

Uh, yeah agreed. Mind telling me how? (Not sarcasm)

 

[CL82]

Uh, yeah agreed. Mind telling me how? (Not sarcasm)

PM @temery. He can do it. (Click on the link and the click "start conversation."

 

[8893]

Uh, yeah agreed. Mind telling me how? (Not sarcasm)

I recommend "JimHurley"

 

[CL82]

I recommend "JimHurley"

Yeah, JimDan just doesn't get it done, does it? JimHurley works, or perhaps, for the sake of consistency, he could go with JimOllie?

 

[huskymedic]

Paul Doyle/NH Register: Lawyers for UConn, Kevin Ollie argue racial discrimination motion in federal court

 

[8893]

Paul Doyle/NH Register: Lawyers for UConn, Kevin Ollie argue racial discrimination motion in federal court

If Dooley sides with UConn and dismissed the motion, Ollie could move ahead with his discrimination complaint and eventually file another lawsuit if UConn ends the arbitration process.

That sentence makes absolutely no sense.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Very cute. What I said is true. Don’t tell me that he didn’t commit any violations and there was no just cause for firing. He’s not getting paid

He in this instance is not saying if the firing for cause is legit. He is saying he was treated differently. That is what the judge will decide. I am NOT taking a side in this just explaining what is being argued. I do not think the judge would decide if the firing was justified or not, only if his being treated differently was justified. Legal minds, please fill in the gaps on what I am missing. Please not the "he didn't put in the work", I am not going through that.

 

[intlzncster]

PM @temery. He can do it. (Click on the link and the click "start conversation."

Looks like somebody already had a bit of fun with it.

 

[Peacefrog]

It would seem to be difficult to make a claim of racial discrimination based on one data point. They seem to only cite the comparison with Calhoun. That wouldn’t seem to be enough to fulfill the burden of proof (if that’s how this kind of thing works).

 

[huskymedic]

That sentence makes absolutely no sense.

Agreed - it was somewhat clearer in the Courant article in the first post:

>>If Dooley dismisses Ollie’s lawsuit, the coach could theoretically file a racial discrimination complaint, forcing UConn to decide whether or not to withdraw from the arbitration process. If UConn did then pull out of arbitration, Ollie could sue again and send the sides back to court to argue over whether doing so was illegal.<<

I can’t see UConn deciding to throw away their negotiated contractual right that an employee gets one bite of the procedural apple (arbitration or a judicial/administrative forum - not both).

 

[CL82]

Looks like somebody already had a bit of fun with it.

Yeah, that has Tom's fingerprints all over it. He flipped my avatar as well.

 

[CL82]

Agreed - it was somewhat clearer in the Courant article in the first post:

>>If Dooley dismisses Ollie’s lawsuit, the coach could theoretically file a racial discrimination complaint, forcing UConn to decide whether or not to withdraw from the arbitration process. If UConn did then pull out of arbitration, Ollie could sue again and send the sides back to court to argue over whether doing so was illegal.<<

I can’t see UConn deciding to throw away their negotiated contractual right that an employee gets one bite of the procedural apple (arbitration or a judicial/administrative forum - not both).

Didn't the statute run on the discrimination complaint?

 

[JimHurley]

PM @temery. He can do it. (Click on the link and the click "start conversation."

Yeah, JimDan just doesn't get it done, does it? JimHurley works, or perhaps, for the sake of consistency, he could go with JimOllie?

I recommend "JimHurley"

Thank you all for the recommendations. I will be requesting to have my name changed to JimHurley.

 

[JimHurley]

Thank you all for the recommendations. I will be requesting to have my name changed to JimHurley.

So moderate update: somehow my handle got changed to OllieJim.

 

[8893]

Agreed - it was somewhat clearer in the Courant article in the first post:

>>If Dooley dismisses Ollie’s lawsuit, the coach could theoretically file a racial discrimination complaint, forcing UConn to decide whether or not to withdraw from the arbitration process. If UConn did then pull out of arbitration, Ollie could sue again and send the sides back to court to argue over whether doing so was illegal.<<

I can’t see UConn deciding to throw away their negotiated contractual right that an employee gets one bite of the procedural apple (arbitration or a judicial/administrative forum - not both).

Didn't the statute run on the discrimination complaint?

Yes. Never got this part of the strategy. They are asking the federal court to rule on a hypothetical injury and in the meantime they missed the CHRO filing deadline. IIRC the EEOC deadline is longer so maybe that is the plan? Otherwise I don’t get it.

 

[Sky ball]

So moderate update: somehow my handle got changed to OllieJim.

Try HurlaJim

 

[toca]

I'm not sure Ollie's argument about being discriminated will stand up in court. Different AD, NCAA accused Calhoun of allegations before Herbst became president and most importantly, Calhoun's assistance were the ones who actually committed the infractions - not Calhoun himself. I don't recall seeing Ollie's assistants being named in the violations. Either way, just a sad time in the history of UConn basketball.

 

[UconnU]

So moderate update: somehow my handle got changed to OllieJim.

Be thankful it was just your handle. I named my dog Ollie....

 

[Robertelamin]

At least it’s not BobOllie.