Federal Court Turns Away Ex-Athlete Who Sued College over Dismissal from Team

A federal judge from the District of Vermont has denied a former student-athlete’s bid to stay what was left of his breach of contract claim against Middlebury College until some elements of that claim, which the judge had already ruled on, could be considered on appeal.   In so ruling, the court found that “the claims on appeal and the claims pending before this court are sufficiently intertwined that they will all but guarantee duplicative proceedings and piecemeal appeals” if it we