BillsFever
07-02-2003, 11:46 PM
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Mike Price's appeal of his firing as Alabama football coach was cut short Wednesday by the university's Staff Mediation Council, prompting Price's lawyer to say a suit will be filed within two weeks.
The council, composed of faculty and staff, decided not to send the Price appeal to a hearing panel, which would review the employment termination case and make a recommendation to Chancellor Malcolm Portera.
The council's decision "accelerates our trip to the courthouse," said Price's attorney, Stephen Heninger.
University President Robert Witt asked the council to reconsider its decision and let a hearing panel, also made up of faculty and staff, consider Price's appeal. University spokeswoman Janet Griffith said the possibility of avoiding a suit "would be one reason to hopefully allow this avenue of appeal."
http://espn.go.com/ncf/news/2003/0702/1576016.html
The council, composed of faculty and staff, decided not to send the Price appeal to a hearing panel, which would review the employment termination case and make a recommendation to Chancellor Malcolm Portera.
The council's decision "accelerates our trip to the courthouse," said Price's attorney, Stephen Heninger.
University President Robert Witt asked the council to reconsider its decision and let a hearing panel, also made up of faculty and staff, consider Price's appeal. University spokeswoman Janet Griffith said the possibility of avoiding a suit "would be one reason to hopefully allow this avenue of appeal."
http://espn.go.com/ncf/news/2003/0702/1576016.html