Plaintiff’s Reliance on ADA to Get Extra Year of High School Eligibility Falls Short

A federal judge from the District of Oregon denied a motion for a preliminary injunction from an athlete who claimed the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it declined to give him a fifth year of eligibility. Previously, the court ruled on the plaintiff's motion for emergency temporary restraining order, denying the motion on the grounds that the plaintiff did not demonstrate the requisite “likelihood of success on the merits.