Myricks

Plaintiffs appeal from the summary judgments entered for defendants City of Lynwood and Lynwood Unified School District. Plaintiffs are members of a girls’ summer basketball team, the Running Rebels, which is affiliated with the Lynwood Girls Basketball Development League. In the summer of 1994, the Running Rebels went on a road trip to play in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada basketball tournaments. En route from Colorado to Nevada, plaintiffs were injured when the driver of their van fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle, Which rolled over several times.

The sole issue on appeal is whether sufficient evidence exists to create a triable issue of fact regarding the school district’s and city’s potential liability for the accident. We conclude that although defendants were tangentially involved with the Running Rebels’ summer basketball program, no legal basis exists to expose them to potential liability for the accident. We affirm the summary judgments.

Background

As a practical matter, before the accident, the Running Rebels served as a de facto summer developmental team for the Lynwood High School (LHS) girls’ basketball team, the Lady Knights. In 1992, a…