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In 2013, USA Swimming added\u00a0Michael Pliuskaitis<\/strong> to its\u00a0Banned for Life list<\/a>,\u00a0banning him from membership<\/a> in the organization.<\/p>\n

The ban lists four separate code of conduct violations including 304.3.5, 304.3.7, 304.3.4 and 304.3.8, and the timing of the versions of each of these code of conduct violations lends itself towards sexual misconduct that occurred during a two-year period of time.<\/p>\n

According to Law360.com, Pliuskaitis was accused of having a relationship with an underage athlete in 2012. His original ban dates back to Aug. 6, 2012, but he was not placed on the list until February of 2013 because of his appeal process. It was ultimately denied at this time.<\/p>\n

In March of 2014, he was then removed from the list. According to the Washington Post, efforts by the American Arbitration Association found him eligible for reinstatement. They found that USA Swimming acted \u201carbitrarily and capriciously\u201d. However, they denied his request for damages. At the time, USA Swimming\u00a0abided by the decision:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile USA Swimming does not agree with the arbitrator\u2019s decision in the case of Pliuskaitis v. USA Swimming, we respect the ruling of the American Arbitration Association,\u201d USA Swimming spokesperson Karen Linhart<\/strong> wrote in a statement. \u201cMike Pliuskaitis\u2019 name has been removed from USA Swimming\u2019s public list of Individuals Permanently Suspended or Ineligible for membership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly four years later on Jan. 2, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit also said Pliuskaitis could not pursue a damages or defamation lawsuit because most of his claims are preempted by federal law and he filed for defamation too late.<\/p>\n

The following excerpt from Law360.com explains what occurred in the four-year gap between the decisions:<\/p>\n

Pliuskaitis never sought judicial review or modification of the arbitrator\u2019s decision. Instead, he filed the instant suit in federal court about a year later, bringing claims against USA Swimming for defamation, breach of duty, violation of the Sports Act, breach of good faith and fair dealing, and tortious interference.<\/em><\/p>\n

Generally, he argued that the process USA Swimming used to determine his ineligibility violated its own rules and regulations, that the organization improperly interfered with his ability to coach, and defamed him by falsely publishing on its \u201cbanned-for-life\u201d list that he had violated a rule that was never part of the initial complaint or investigation.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The report explains that Pliuskaitis did not cite any specific internal rule violations from USA Swimming in his claims. Combined with the preemption from the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and the untimeliness of his request, the Court dismissed his claims.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Court determined that his claims fall under res judicata – they can be dismissed because they have already been decided on in arbitration.<\/p>\n

Law360<\/a>\u00a0and the Washington Post<\/a> contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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