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'U' attorney
forecasts doom
for player suit
By KAREN TENSA
A $15 million lawsuit filed two years
ago by an illiterate basketball player
charging that the University pressured
him into attending school will probably
never go to trial, said Roderick Daane,
General Counsel to the University.
The Michigan Court of Appeals
revived the suit Monday when it over-
turned a previous ruling which granted
the University immunity from the char-
ges. But Daane contends that the case
should be dismissed because the
disputed incident occured more than 15
years ago.
CURTIS JONES, a 1968 graduate of
Northwestern High School and star
basketball guard, claims he was coer-
ced by University officials into atten-
ding a junior college in Idaho which
eventually caused him to have a mental
breakdown.
"I don't feel the case will ever be con-
sidered because the event is so stale,"
said Daane. "The statute of limitations
states that timely notice must be given
in a case. I don't consider 15 years
timely."
One of the parties in the suit, former
basketball coach Fred Snowden has not
worked at the University in more than
10 years, which Daane points to as
evidence that the case is old. "People's
memories have failed," Daane added,
saying that no one remembers the case.
BUT JONES' attorney contends that
the Appeals Court ruling Monday shows
that the charges are still timely.
"The statute of limitations allows a
person to sue for as long as they are
disabled," said attorney Jerome Quinn.
"The court has already ruled that the
case is timely enough."
Jones, 34, lives in Detroit with his
mother and has been in and out of men-
tal hospitals since his breakdown in
1970.
JONES charges that his high school
coach Fred Snowden and former
basketball coach Johnny Orr conspired
with officials at the Idaho junior college
in a plan to recruit Jones to the Univer-
sity after completing two years at the
prep school although they knew he was
unable to read and write.
But Jones never finished his second
year of school because several students
found out that he was illiterate and
"teased him relentlessly" which
sparked his breakdown in 1970, accor-
ding to the court.
University Athletic Director Don
Canham said the department had no in-
terest in recruiting Jones because of his
poor academic record. The case is
based on "heresay," and will not affect
the University's recruiting practices,
Canham said.
"WE SUGGEST to some players who
contact us, wanting to attend the
University, but not having the
academic background to go to junior
colleges and try to transfer,' Canham
said.
"But no guarantee is given to any
student and we never actively recruit
anyone without the academic ability to
make it here," he added.
Orr, the University's former basket-
ball coach, was dismissed from the
lawsuit, according to his attorney
David Hutchinson.
The case was ordered back to trial
court for further proceedings.
TODAY
Lights out
A POWER FAILURE around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday shut down several
central campus buildings for almost five minutes-but University em-
ployees didn't mind much because most were out to lunch. The power loss
was caused by a malfunction in a Detroit Edison power transformer said
Walter Stevens, University Director of Safety. A similar incident occurred a
few years ago, according to another University official, but Tuesday's in-
cident didn't have much of an impact. Secretaries in President Shapiro's of-
fice said that no one was affected by the power failure because they were all
out of the office.
HAPPENINGS
THURSDAY
Films
Spartacus Youth League-El Salvador: Revolution or Death, 7:30 p.m.,
Room D, League.
Cinema Guild-Sabrina, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Lorch.
AAFC-Dead of Night, 7:30 p.m., Don't Look Now, 9:30 p.m., Aud A,
Angell.
CFT-Fellini Satyricon, 7:30 p.m., Amacord, 9:40 p.m., Michigan Theatre.
Performances
Union Arts-Music at Mid Day concert, guitarist Steven Romano, 12:10
p.m., Pendleton Room, Union.
Speakers
Vision-"Visual Pigments and Enzymes of Vertebrate Cone," Roger
Fager, 12:15 p.m., 2055 MHRI.
Meetings
Sailing Club- 7:45 p.m., 311 W. Engin.
Aikido-Practice, 5 p.m., Wrestling room, Athletic Bldg.
Campus Crusade for Christ-7 p.m., 2003 Angell Hall.
Medical Center Bible Study-12:30 p.m., Room F2230, Mott Children's
Hospital.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship-7 p.m., Union.
Ann Arbor Libertarian League-7 p.m., Dominick's, 812 Monroe.
LaGroc/Lesbian and Gay Rights on Campus-7:30 p.m., Welker Room,
Union.
Miscellaneous
Michigan League-American Heritage Night, Alaska, 5-7:15 p.m., League
cafeteria.
Scottish Country Dancers-Beginning class, 7 p.m., intermediate, 8 p.m.,
Forest Hills Community Center, 2351 Shadowood St.
FRIDAY
Films
CFT-Plan 9 From Outer Space, 6:30 p.m. & 12:05 a.m., The Horror of
Party Beach, 7:55 p.m., Bucket of Blood, 9:15 p.m., Jesse James Meets
Frankenstein's Daughter, 10:30 p.m., Michigan Theatre.
Cinema Guild-Who'll Stop the Rain, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., Lorch.
AAFC-Mad Max, 7, 8:40 & 10:20 p.m., MLB 3.
Cinema II-Victor/Victoria, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Aud A, Angell.
Alt Act-Lady in the Lake, 7:30 p.m., The Long Goodbye, 9:30 p.m., MLB
4.
Performances
Ark-Guitarist David Bromberg, 9p.m.
Speakers
Astronomy-"Feet of Clay-The Ancient Earth and the Origin of Life,"
Kevin Zahnle, 8:30 p.m., Aud. B, Angell.
Meetings
Tae Kwon Do Club-Practice, 6-8 p.m., outside, behind IM Bldg.
Duplicate Bridge Club - Open game, 7:15 p.m., League.
Korean Christian Fellowship - Bible study meeting, 9 p.m., Campus
Chapel.
International Student Fellowship-7 p.m., 4100 Nixon Road.
Aikido-Practice, 5 p.m., Wrestling room, Athletic Bldg.
Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Class-7:30 p.m., University Reformed Church.
Miscellaneous
IST-conference, "Making Invention Work," 6:30 p.m., Rackham Bldg.
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Thursday, June 9, 1983
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