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March 11, 2008
Coach's Whistle-Blower Lawsuit Against U. of Nevada at Reno Is Dismissed
A state hearing officer has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former women’s soccer coach at the University of Nevada at Reno who said the institution had fired her in retaliation for her allegations that it mistreated her players.
The former coach, Terri Patraw, sued the university in November, alleging that its officials had violated National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations and Title IX requirements, and had discriminated against members of the women’s soccer team. After complaining of the alleged mistreatment, Ms. Patraw, who had been with the university since early 2004, said she was fired in late August without a reason.
Last Thursday a hearing officer of the Nevada State Personnel Commission issued a 57-page decision dismissing the case. Ms. Patraw, the opinion states, “failed to show by substantial, reliable, and probative evidence” that she had been fired because she disclosed improper actions by the university. —Libby Sander
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Ah. The straight white males are circling the wagons.
— josefina Mar 11, 03:47 PM #
Analyzed and stated like a true militant feminist. Damn the facts, the woman is always the one wronged.
— a Mar 11, 04:02 PM #
Ah. Making assumptions. Read the findings. Ms. Patraw set herself up and then regretted it. Easier to blame her employer than to take responsibility for her own actions. BTW, I’m neither white nor straight.
— Lynn Mar 11, 04:05 PM #
I think Cal State Fresno attorneys need to take lessons from whoever represented the UNR administration!
— TDD Mar 11, 06:23 PM #
The decision is littered with errors by the hearing officer. Patraw has grounds for negligence against him. He applied the wrong testimony to individuals in the write-up.
— Jared Mar 12, 07:01 PM #
Forgot to mention that the hearing officer admitted he was a men’s basketball fan in the middle of the hearing. He stated his bias and ignored the facts in the documents.
— Jared Mar 12, 07:04 PM #
The hearing officer misapplied the burden of proof. This will be an easy appeal.
— s thomas Mar 12, 07:05 PM #
The hearing officer just got fired over this! This case was full of misconduct on the part of the hearing officer. You go, girl!
— s thomas Mar 22, 11:15 PM #