Pavia v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

Filing 42

ORDER: Plaintiff Diego Pavia's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. No. #8 ) is GRANTED. Signed by Chief Judge William L. Campbell, Jr on 12/18/2024. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ab)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
DIEGO PAVIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION,
Defendant.

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NO. 3:24-cv-01336
JUDGE CAMPBELL
MAGISTRATE JUDGE NEWBERN

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, Plaintiff Diego Pavia’s
(“Pavia”) Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. No. 8) is GRANTED. Accordingly, effective
immediately, it is hereby ORDERED:
1. Defendant NCAA, its servants, agents, and employees, and all person acting in active
concert or participation with the NCAA are hereby restrained and enjoined from
enforcing NCAA Bylaw 12.02.6 to preclude Pavia from playing NCAA Division I
football in 2025; and
2. Defendant NCAA, its servants, agents, and employees, and all person acting in active
concert or participation with the NCAA are further restrained and enjoined from
enforcing Bylaw 12.11.4.2, commonly known as the Rule of Restitution, against Pavia,
Vanderbilt University, and any Division I institution for which Pavia chooses to play
in 2025.
It is so ORDERED.
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WILLIAM L. CAMPBELL, JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE