Mumme offers to settle suit

[Brian McCat]

By Jose L. Medina Sun-News reporter
Article Launched: 06/13/2007 12:00:00 AM MDT

LAS CRUCES — Less than two weeks before trial, a settlement offer has been made to four former New Mexico State University football players to drop a religious discrimination lawsuit against head coach Hal Mumme.

Mumme's attorney said the offer was strategic and was not an admission of wrongdoing by the coach.

The offer was made Monday, according to court filings in federal district court in Las Cruces.

The amount of the offer was not disclosed. "Basically, it's a strategic move to put pressure on the plaintiffs to basically consider settling the case," said Larry White of Las Cruces, Mumme's attorney.

http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_6126713

[RedandBlackATTACK]

"The suit seeks unspecified damages and was filed last year by players Mu'Ammar Ali, Anthony and Vincent Thompson and Jacob Wallace who all say they were singled out by Mumme because they are Muslim, leading to their dismissal from the team."

Please...If those guys could play and obey team rules they would be playing. End of story. Hal, like any other coach, needs to win games, what is he there 4-22? Give me a break.

The story notes that the ACLU took the case, admittedly I am old enough to recall when the ACLU, The Southern Poverty Law Center etc, actually took on cases that mattered.

Rick
C-Bus

[Blue4ever]

'Ol Dumme I hope you get everything you deserve and then some. :icon_lol:

[boomdaddy]

I don't think that he kicked them off the team for being muslim. I bet he kicked them off the team because they played defense.

[BrassowFan]

I don't think that he kicked them off the team for being muslim. I bet he kicked them off the team because they played defense.

Now THAT'S funny!:icon_lol: