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testified that he "believed" that Senior Associate Athletics Director Chris Standiford

rendered the 2004 decision rejecting installation of protective pads. Clerk's Papers (CP)

at 66. In 2007, Hernandez again engaged a consultant to assess the need for safeguarding

pads and the costs of the pads. After the second assessment, Hernandez recommended to

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Martin v. Gonzaga University

his supervisor, Assistant Athletics Director Joel Morgan, that Gonzaga University install

the pads. The Athletics Department again declined to install the recommended pads.

Hernandez does not know whether Morgan or Standiford made the decision. Morgan

recalled no such recommendation.

Gonzaga University hired plaintiff David Martin on January 2, 2008, to work as an

assistant director of the Rudolf Fitness Center. In addition to his wages, Martin received

other benefits, including health insurance and free tuition. Martin utilized his tuition

benefit and enrolled in Gonzaga's master's degree program for sports administration.

When David Martin gained employment at the Rudolf Fitness Center, the fitness

center's employees included Assistant Athletics Director Jose Hernandez, Associate

Director Shelly Radtke, and Assistant Directors Andrew Main and Kerri Conger.

Hernandez also enjoyed the title of University assistant athletics director. The

university's Athletics Department's chain of command encompassed the Rudolf Fitness

Center's employees. We have already mentioned some of the supervisor's names and

titles. The fitness center's associate and assistant directors initially reported to the

center's Assistant Athletics Director Hernandez. Later, Associate Director Shelly Radtke