NCAA, Other Defendants Snag Win in Cohane Case

The chief judge for the Western District of New York affirmed the vast majority of a magistrate judge’s report, recommendation, and order dismissing the claim of a former college basketball coach, who had alleged that his employer, the Mid-American Conference, and the NCAA conspired to have him removed over bogus NCAA rules violations.   The chief judge agreed with the magistrate that plaintiff Timothy Cohane could not sustain his allegation that the NCAA, in particular, violated his proc