Stanley

Marianne Stanley,- former head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of Southern California (USC), appeals from an order denying her motion for a preliminary injunction, against USC and Michael Garrett, the athletic director for USC (collectively USC).

Coach Stanley contends that the district court abused its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction on the ground that she failed to present sufficient evidence of sex discrimination or retaliation to carry her burden of establishing a clear likelihood of success on the merits. Coach Stanley also claims that the court misapprehended the nature of the preliminary injunction relief she sought. In addition, she argues that the district court clearly erred in finding that USC would suffer significant hardship if the preliminary injunction issued. Coach Stanley further asserts that she was denied a full and fair opportunity to -present testimonial evidence at the preliminary injunction hearing and to demonstrate that USC’s purported justification for paying a higher salary to George Raveling, head coach of the men’s basketball team at USC, was a pretext for sex discrimination and retaliation. We affirm because we…