Former Ducks Basketball Players Refile Lawsuit Against University

As expected, three former University of Oregon basketball players have refiled a federal lawsuit that alleges they were treated unfairly and wrongly punished by UO officials after a female student accused them of an off-campus sexual assault in 2014.

U.S. District Judge Michael McShane dismissed the players’ suit against the UO in September but ruled it could be refiled if numerous “deficiencies” in the original complaint could be addressed. McShane prohibited the players from alleging in an updated suit that UO officials denied them due process before suspending them.

Lawyers for the players have asked McShane to reconsider his decision, and on Wednesday filed an amended lawsuit that does not include a due process claim.

The former Ducks players are Dominic Artis, Damyean Dotson and Brandon Austin. They were suspended from campus for up to 10 years following UO disciplinary proceedings in 2014.

They have acknowledged that a sexual encounter occurred with the alleged victim but assert that the woman consented to it. Police investigated the woman’s claims but prosecutors declined to file criminal charges, citing a lack of evidence.

Source: registerguard.com registerguard.com

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