Judge Issues Stay in Case Involving Ole Miss and Football Coach Lane Kiffin Alleging Racial and Sexual Discrimination and Negligence
By Michael S. Carroll, PhD
On November 10, 2023 US Magistrate Judge Roy Percy paused proceedings in a lawsuit filed against the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and head football coach Lane Kiffin filed in September of 2023, by a former football player on the team who was kicked off in March of 2023. The pause in the case comes one day after the university and Kiffin filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
Background
The plaintiff, DeSanto Rollins, filed his initial suit in November