Injunction Granted on Behalf of Cameron High School Football Player

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INJUCTION GRANTED ON BEHALF OF EJECTED

CAMERON FOOTBALL PLAYER

Moundsville---Bordas & Bordas has successfully been granted a temporary injunction on behalf of Cameron Football player Dalton Wood who was ejected from a game last Friday for allegedly kicking another player.   

The injunction, issued by Marshall County Circuit Court Judge David Hummel, will give the West Virginia Secondary Schools Athletic Commission appropriate time to review the issue and make a decision. It is set to expire on October 2, at noon.

 In the meantime, Wood will be allowed to participate until a decision is made.

"Wood is an honor student and has never been in any sort of trouble," Jim Bordas said. "He deserves due process in this matter. This young man should not have to be punished due to an official making a call on the spot without the benefit of further evidence and reflection."

As it stands, the WVSSAC has no process for review.

"It is time for the SSAC to allow for reviews," Bordas said. "You can see from the video that this was not a situation that warranted ejection. There is the technology in place to make sure things like this don't happen in the future."

 Bordas & Bordas, which is providing the service to the player and his family pro bono, hopes that ultimately this situation will bring change.

"While representing Wood and championing for him to participate in his senior night is a priority, even more so is the need for the rules to be changed so that other students and families do not have to deal with the same problems," Bordas said.

Bordas said he is pleased that Judge Hummel ruled in favor of Wood and his family.

"We are pleased that Judge Hummel has recognized that due process is important in this country and in fact is one of its bedrock principles," Bordas said. "He has consistently demonstrated this throughout his career on the bench and it is one of the reasons that he has an outstanding reputation as a jurist."

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INJUCTION GRANTED ON BEHALF OF EJECTED

CAMERON FOOTBALL PLAYER