CIF, Mater Dei settle lawsuit

[Dave Keefer]

After spending over $109,000 in attorney's fees, the CIF-SS reached an out of court settlement. Here's an excerpt of the LA Times article:


The Diocese of Orange and Santa Ana Mater Dei High have reached agreement in principle to settle a 2-year-old lawsuit against the CIF Southern Section that alleged unfair treatment and discrimination against Mater Dei athletes, attorney Jerome Jackson said Thursday.
A notice of settlement is expected to be filed Friday.
Jackson said his clients are satisfied that a change in attitude has occurred at the Southern Section office, citing the retirement of former commissioner Jim Staunton and the hiring of new Commissioner Rob Wigod.

The lawsuit was filed in 2010 after two transfer students, football player Todd Hunt and water polo player Jon Walters, were denied athletic eligibility at Mater Dei.

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[bjbrandon]

I had forgotten about that case.This statement is contrary to what the Mater Dei haters have said forever:"the CIF Southern Section that alleged unfair treatment and discrimination against Mater Dei athletes".

The back story is Todd Hunt,who is playing at Fresno State,transferred in from Connecticut joining his friend Max Wittek,who did the same thing years earlier