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KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY, LLC,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STOCK CAR AUTO RACING, INC. et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.


No. 08-5041

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington.
No. 05-00138—William O. Bertelsman, District Judge.
Argued: July 30, 2009
Decided and Filed: December 11, 2009
Before: GILMAN, COOK, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.

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OPINION
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RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. Kentucky Speedway, LLC (KYS) sued both the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) and an affiliated company that owns multiple racetracks called International Speedway Corporation (ISC), alleging that they violated federal antitrust laws by not sanctioning a Sprint Cup race at KYS’s racetrack in Kentucky and by preventing KYS from purchasing other racetracks that already host such a race. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of NASCAR and ISC after determining that the opinions of KYS’s expert witnesses were unreliable. Summary judgment was also granted because KYS failed to establish sufficient proof of an antitrust injury. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.


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MARTIN NOLAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.


No. 07-6037

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis.
No. 04-03047—Bernice B. Donald, District Judge.
Submitted: June 18, 2009
Decided and Filed: December 11, 2009
Before: McKEAGUE and WHITE, Circuit Judges; MARBLEY, District Judge.

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OPINION
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MARBLEY, District Judge. Plaintiffs-appellants Martin Nolan (“Martin”) and his father, Nathaniel Nolan (“Mr. Nolan”) (collectively “Nolans”) brought a civil rights action against Martin’s high school basketball coaches, superintendent, principal, and the Memphis City Schools alleging that defendants violated Martin’s substantive due process rights and Tennessee state law by using excessive corporal punishment against him while he played for the Hamilton High School basketball team. After trial, the jury found for the defendants on all counts. The Nolans filed a timely motion for new trial, which the district court denied. The Nolans now appeal that ruling pro se. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.