5D03-3437 Florida High School Athletic Assoc. v. Melbourne Central Catholic High

State: Florida

Court: Florida Fifth District Court

Docket No: 5D03-3437

Case Date: 03/22/2004

Preview:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2004

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D03-3437 MELBOURNE CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, ET AL., Appellee. / Opinion filed March 26, 2004 Non-Final Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Morgan Laur Reinman, Judge. Leonard E. Ireland, Jr. and Jennifer R. Williams of Clayton-Johnston, P. A., Gainesville, for Appellant. Douglas D. Marks of Boyd & Marks, L.L.C., Melbourne, for Appellee. ORFINGER, J. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) appeals the entry of a temporary injunction prohibiting it from enforcing its decision that Robert Morris, a student at Melbourne Central Catholic High School (MCC), was ineligible to represent MCC in interscholastic sports during the 2003-2004 school year. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a). For the reasons that follow, we reverse. BACKGROUND The FHSAA, a non-profit corporation, is designated by statute to regulate high school

athletic programs in member schools. See

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