A judge granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent departing Pac-12 members from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to make up the disintegrating conference's board of directors.
Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools committed to the conference beyond the current school year.
Oregon State and Washington State contend that eight schools —- Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Stanford and California — forfeited their right to be on the board when they announced their intentions to join other conferences next year.
Political Cartoons View All 1152 ImagesThe departing schools dispute what constitutes formal notification of departure from the conference.
There were no attorneys for any of the departing schools present for the hearing in a courtroom not far from Washington State's Pullman campus.
Persons:
Gary Libey, George Kliavkoff, California —, Mark Lambert, Lambert, Kliavkoff, Ralph D, Russo
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Oregon State, Washington State, Court, Pacific, California, USC, UCLA, Big Ten, Washington State's Pullman, AP
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Whitman County, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State , Colorado , Utah , Oregon, Stanford, Washington State's