LSU infractions case will be resolved through the Independent Accountability Resolution Process
September 23, 2020
A request for referral of the infractions case involving LSU to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process was granted by the Infractions Referral Committee. Consistent with rules and procedures governing the process, details about the matter will remain confidential until the Independent Resolution Panel releases its decision.
The Independent Accountability Resolution Process is comprised of independent investigators, advocates and adjudicators who are responsible for reviewing select infractions cases in Division I. The IARP was created in response to recommendations issued by the Commission on College Basketball.
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Case Procedural Timeline
Louisiana State University
Referral Request Process
07.15.20 Referral Request by NCAA Vice President of Enforcement
July 15, 2020, the NCAA vice president of enforcement requested the Infractions Referral Committee refer the LSU infractions case to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.
08.18.20 Referral Responses Submitted
August 18, 2020, the parties submitted responses to the enforcement staff’s referral request.
- The chair designee for the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, submitted a response to the referral request.
- LSU submitted LSU’s response to the referral request.
- The head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter responding to the enforcement staff’s referral request.
08.28.20 IRC Met to Consider Referral Request
August 28, 2020, the Infractions Referral Committee met to consider the referral request.
09.11.20 IRC Met to Consider Referral Request
September 11, 2020, the Infractions Referral Committee met to consider the referral request.
09.18.20 IRC Met to Consider Referral Request
September 18, 2020, the Infractions Referral Committee met to consider the referral request.
09.23.20 IRC Referred Case to IARP
September 23, 2020, the Infractions Referral Committee referred the LSU infractions case to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.
10.01.20 IAOC Appointed CCU and IRP Members
October 1, 2020, Independent Accountability Oversight Committee appointed hearing panel members and the Complex Case Unit, which is comprised primarily of external investigators and external advocates.
10.12.20 LSU Submitted Letter Regarding Investigation
October 12, 2020, LSU submitted a letter regarding the investigation.
10.21.20 NCAA Responded to LSU
October 21, 2020, the NCAA managing director of infractions appeals committees responded to LSU regarding the identification of the primary contact assigned to the Complex Case Unit.
Case Management Plan Development
11.25.20 CCU and LSU Submitted Proposed Scheduling Deadlines
November 25, 2020, the Complex Case Unit and LSU submitted proposed scheduling deadlines.
12.12.20 IRP Requested Clarification On Proposed Scheduling Deadlines
December 15, 2020, the chief panel member sent a letter to the parties concerning the time period for completing the investigation.
12.18.20 CCU and LSU Responded to Clarification Request
December 18, 2020, the Complex Case Unit and LSU submitted responses regarding the investigation completion date.
01.05.21 Case Management Plan Issued
January 5, 2021, the chief panel member issued a case management plan.
Investigation
02.16.21 CCU Submitted Letter to Head Men’s Basketball Coach
February 16, 2021, the Complex Case Unit submitted a letter to the head men’s basketball coach regarding a discovery issue.
02.17.21 Extension Request Submitted by Head Men’s Basketball Coach
February 17, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted an extension request.
02.24.21 Additional Information Requested by Chief Panel Member
February 24, 2021, the chief panel member requested additional information regarding the extension request.
02.26.21 CCU and LSU Responded to Request for More Information
February 26, 2021, the Complex Case Unit and LSU submitted a response to the chief panel member’s request.
03.01.21 Extension Granted
March 1, 2021, the chief panel member granted an extension request. On that same day, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter to the Complex Case Unit concerning a discovery issue.
03.09.21 Correspondence from CCU
March 9, 2021, the Complex Case Unit submitted a letter concerning a discovery issue.
03.16.21 Correspondence From Head Men’s Basketball Coach
March 16, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter to the Complex Case Unit regarding a discovery issue.
03.19.21 CCU Responded to Head Men’s Basketball Coach
March 19, 2021, the Complex Case Unit responded to the head men’s basketball coach’s letter concerning a discovery issue.
03.24.21 Correspondence From Head Men’s Basketball Coach
March 24, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter to the Complex Case Unit regarding the investigation and documents.
03.29.21 Correspondence From Head Men's Basketball Coach
March 29, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter to the Complex Case Unit regarding production of documents.
04.07.21 Status Conference
April 7, 2021, the chief panel member held a case management plan status conference.
04.12.21 Status Conference Report
April 12, 2021, the chief panel member issued a case management plan status conference report.
04.12.21 Extension Request Submitted by Head Men’s Basketball Coach
April 12, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a request for an extension.
04.16.21 Extension Request Granted
April 16, 2021, the chief panel member granted the extension request from the head men’s basketball coach.
04.23.21 CCU Provided Status Update
April 23, 2021, the Complex Case Unit submitted a letter regarding the status of the outstanding discovery disputes.
04.28.21 Correspondence from LSU and Head Men’s Basketball Coach
April 28, 2021, LSU submitted a letter regarding the parties’ position on whether the case will proceed as one infractions case or as multiple separate cases and its intent to further evaluate the issue. On that same day, the head men’s basketball coach made a formal request to the chief panel member for remedial measures concerning document production.
05.04.21 IRC Issued Deadline
May 4, 2021, the chief panel member acknowledged receipt of certain documents and requested that the Complex Case Unit and LSU respond to the head men’s basketball coach’s arguments and remedies by May 11, 2021.
05.11.21 CCU Responded
May 11, 2021, the Complex Case Unit provided its response to the head men’s basketball coach’s arguments and remedies. Additionally, the head men’s basketball coach requested that the chief panel member hold a status conference to discuss these procedural issues.
05.20.21 Pre-Hearing Procedural Issues Conference
May 20, 2021, the chief panel member conducted a pre-hearing procedural issues conference.
06.15.21 Resolution of Procedural Issues
June 15, 2021, the chief panel member issued a Resolution of Pre-hearing Procedural Issues.
07.01.21 Correspondence From Head Men’s Basketball Coach
July 1, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter regarding the meeting and discussions between the parties.
07.14.21 IRP Requested Information On Case Management Plan Status Conference
July 14, 2021, the chief panel member acknowledged receipt of certain documents and requested information regarding the case management plan status conference.
07.15.21 Correspondence From NCAA Vice President for Hearing Operations
July 15, 2021, the NCAA vice president of hearing operations submitted a letter concerning potential or actual conflicts of interest.
07.27.21 CCU Proposed Amendment to Case Management Plan
July 27, 2021, the Complex Case Unit proposed an amendment to the case management plan.
07.29.21 Amended Case Management Plan Issued
July 29, 2021, the chief panel member issued an amended case management plan no. 1. On that same day, LSU submitted a renewed request for whether the case will proceed as one infractions case or as multiple separate cases and the Complex Case Unit submitted a letter requesting the release of certain records.
08.03.21 Timeline Established to Produce Documents
August 3, 2021, the chief panel member established a timeline for the production of documents.
08.05.21 Correspondence From Head Men’s Basketball Coach
August 5, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter regarding the request for certain records.
08.06.21 IRP Directed CCU to Respond to LSU Bifurcation Request
August 6, 2021, the chief panel member directed the Complex Case Unit to respond to LSU’s renewed request for whether the case will proceed as one infractions case or as multiple separate cases.
08.13.21 Correspondence to IRC
August 13, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach and assistant men’s basketball coaches submitted a letter to the Infractions Referral Committee concerning the investigation. On that same day, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter regarding document production.
08.16.21 Pre-Hearing Procedural Issues Conference
August 16, 2021, the chief panel member conducted a pre-hearing procedural issues conference.
08.17.21 Response from IRC
August 17, 2021, the chair of the Infractions Referral Committee responded to the letter from the head men’s basketball coach and assistant men’s basketball coaches.
08.19.21 Correspondence to IAOC
August 19, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach and assistant men’s basketball coaches submitted a letter to the Independent Accountability Oversight Committee concerning the investigation.
08.20.21 Resolution of Procedural Issues
August 20, 2021, the chief panel member issued a Resolution of Pre-hearing Procedural Issues.
08.24.21 CCU Responded to LSU Bifurcation Request
August 24, 2021, the Complex Case Unit submitted its response to LSU’s renewed request for whether the case will proceed as one infractions case or as multiple separate cases.
08.27.21 Additional Records Submitted
August 27, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted certain records and communications to the chief panel member which it withheld from the Complex Case Unit.
08.31.21 Correspondence from IAOC
August 31, 2021, the chair of the Independent Accountability Oversight Committee issued a response regarding the letter from the head men’s basketball coach and assistant men’s basketball coaches.
09.10.21 Conference Regarding LSU’s Bifurcation Request
September 10, 2021, the chief panel member conducted a conference regarding LSU’s renewed request for whether the case will proceed as one infractions case or as multiple separate cases.
09.20.21 CCU Requested Review by IRP
September 20, 2021, the Complex Case Unit requested that the chief panel member review certain records and communications withheld from the Complex Case Unit.
09.24.21 IRP Issued Resolution of Pre-hearing Procedural Issues
September 24, 2021, the chief panel member issued a Resolution of Pre-hearing Procedural Issues.
09.30.21 Chief Panel Member Responds to CCU
September 30, 2021, the chief panel member responded to the Complex Case Unit’s September 20, 2021, request to review certain records and communications withheld from the Complex Case Unit.
09.30.21 Parties Receive Copy of Procedural Case Timeline
September 30, 2021, the parties were provided a copy of the procedural case timeline and notified of the date of the publication of the timelines on the iarpcc.org webpage.
10.06.21 CCU Notifies Chief Panel Member
October 6, 2021, the Complex Case Unit notified the chief panel member regarding its concerns related to the redaction of produced documents.
10.12.21 Chief Panel Member Requests Information
October 12, 2021, the chief panel member requested information from a party to identify the information that has been redacted from the records.
10.13.21 Response to Chief Panel Member's Request
October 13, 2021, a party responded to the chief panel member’s request from October 12, 2021.
10.19.21 Chief Panel Member Holds Case Management Plan Conference
October 19, 2021, the chief panel member held a case management plan conference.
10.27.21 Chief Panel Member Issues Report
October 27, 2021, the chief panel member issued a report regarding the October 19, 2021, case management plan status conference which contained the actions and deadlines agreed to by the parties.
11.01.21 Chief Panel Member Determines Relevant Records Must Be Provided to CCU
November 1, 2021, the chief panel member determined that relevant records previously withheld from the Complex Case Unit, must be provided to the Complex Case Unit.
11.03.21 Chief Panel Member Reminds Parties of Determinations
November 3, 2021, the chief panel member reminded the parties of his August 20, 2021, determinations regarding whether the case will proceed as one infractions case or as multiple separate cases. Additionally, the chief panel member issued amended case management plan no. 2.
11.04.21 Head Men's Basketball Coach Responds
November 4, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach responded to the chief panel member’s November 1, 2021, communication.
11.05.21 CCU Receives Previously Withheld Records
November 5, 2021, the chief panel member notified the parties that the Complex Case Unit received previously withheld records.
11.08.21 Chief Panel Member Notifies Parties of Case Management Status Conference
November 8, 2021, the chief panel member notified the parties that a case management plan status conference will be scheduled. On the same day, the Complex Case Unit confirmed receipt of records.
11.30.21 Chief Panel Member Provides Agenda
November 30, 2021, the chief panel member provided the agenda for the case management plan status conference.
12.01.21 Chief Panel Member Holds Case Management Plan Conference
December 1, 2021, the chief panel member held a case management plan status conference.
12.06.21 Chief Panel Member Issues Report
December 6, 2021, the chief panel member issued a report regarding the December 1, 2021, case management plan status conference which contained the actions and deadlines agreed to by the parties.
12.14.21 Parties Asked to Confirm Availability
December 14, 2021, the parties were asked to confirm their availability for the case management plan status conference.
12.16.21 CCU Notifies Chief Panel Member
December 16, 2021, the Complex Case Unit notified the chief panel member of certain outstanding records requests.
12.23.21 Chief Panel Member Notifies Parties
December 23, 2021, the chief panel member notified the parties regarding a records request and a deadline for issuance of a notice of allegations.
12.28.21 Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Letter
December 28, 2021, the head men’s basketball coach submitted a letter to the chief panel member regarding a records request.
01.10.22 Chief Panel Member Responds
January 10, 2022, the chief panel member responded to the head men’s basketball coach’s December 28, 2021, letter.
01.26.22 Letter Sent to Parties
January 26, 2022, the Hearing Operations staff sent a letter to the parties informing them that a new staff member joined the Infractions Appeals Committees Office and Hearing Operations.
02.07.22 CCU Requests Deadline Extension
February 7, 2022, the Complex Case Unit requested an extension of the deadline for the issuance of the notice of allegations.
02.09.22 Chief Panel Member Grants Extension Request
February 9, 2022, the chief panel member granted the extension request by the Complex Case Unit for the issuance of the notice of allegations.
03.01.22 Chief Panel Member Provides Update Timeline
March 1, 2022, the chief panel member provided an updated timeline for the submission of information regarding establishing the timeline for the remaining written submissions for the case.
03.07.22 CCU Issues Notice of Allegations
March 7, 2022, the Complex Case Unit issued the notice of allegations.
03.07.22 Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Correspondence
March 7, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach submitted correspondence to confirm that his counsel will serve as the primary point of contact during the course of the infractions case.
03.08.22 Chief Panel Member Confirms Submission of Notice of Allegations
March 8, 2022, the chief panel member confirmed the submission of the notice of allegations.
03.15.22 Chief Panel Member Notifies Involved Individuals
March 15, 2022, the chief panel member notified the involved individuals of the appointed external investigators, external advocates and hearing panel.
03.18.22 Parties Respond to Chief Panel Member's Letters
March 18, 2022, the parties responded to the chief panel member’s letters from March 1, 2022, and March 8, 2022.
03.23.22 CCU Informs Chief Panel Member
March 23, 2022, the Complex Case Unit informed the chief panel member about the addition of certain documents to the case record.
03.29.22 Chief Panel Member Informs Parties
March 29, 2022, the chief panel member informed the parties about the details for the case management plan status conference.
03.31.22 Chief Panel Member Holds Status Conference
March 31, 2022, the chief panel member held a case management plan status conference.
04.04.22 Parties Inform Chief Panel Member of Availability
April 4, 2022, the parties informed the chief panel member about their availability for a hearing.
04.14.22 Chief Panel Member Issues Amended Case Management Plan
April 14, 2022, the chief panel member issued amended case management plan no. 3.
04.28.22 Chief Panel Member Notifies Parties
April 28, 2022, the chief panel member notified the parties of potential hearing dates.
05.02.22 Parties Request Change
May 2, 2022, LSU, the former head men’s basketball coach, and the former associate men’s basketball coach requested a change in their access to the case record.
05.10.22 CCU Informs Chief Panel Member of Additional Document
May 10, 2022, the Complex Case Unit informed the chief panel member of an additional document to the case record.
05.11.22 Chief Panel Member Responds
May 11, 2022, the chief panel member responded to the May 2, 2022, correspondence from LSU, the former head men’s basketball coach, and former associate men’s basketball coach.
05.13.22 Former Associate Men's Basketball Coach Submits Request
May 13, 2022, the former associate men’s basketball coach submitted a request related to the investigation to the chief panel member.
05.24.22 Chief Panel Member Responds
May 24, 2022, the chief panel member responded to the former associate men’s basketball coach’s May 13, 2022, letter.
05.25.22 Parties Request Extension
May 25, 2022, LSU, the former head men’s basketball coach, and the former associate men’s basketball coach requested an extension of the deadline to complete their investigation.
06.01.22 Chief Panel Member Issues Amended Case Management Plan
June 1, 2022, the chief panel member issued an amended case management plan no. 4.
06.29.22 Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Request
June 29, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach submitted a request to the chief panel member.
06.30.22 Chief Panel Member Notifies Parties
June 30, 2022, the chief panel member notified the parties of the designation of the vice chief panel member. On the same day, the former head men’s basketball coach requested the admission of a document.
07.01.22 Chief Panel Member Responds
July 1, 2022, the chief panel member responded to the former head men’s basketball coach’s June 29, 2022, letter.
07.07.22 Vice Chief Panel Member Responds
July 7, 2022, the vice chief panel member responded to the former head men’s basketball coach’s June 30, 2022, letter.
07.11.22 Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Request
July 11, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach submitted a request to the chief panel member.
07.12.22 Parties Submit Requests
July 12, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach and the former associate head men’s basketball coach submitted requests to the chief panel member.
07.13.22 Vice Chief Panel Member Responds to Letter
July 13, 2022, the vice chief panel member responded to the former head men’s basketball coach’s July 11, 2022, letter.
07.26.22 Chief Panel Member Responds to Letter
July 26, 2022, the chief panel member responded to the former head men’s basketball coach’s July 12, 2022, letter.
09.01.22 Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Request
September 1, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach submitted a request to the chief panel member.
09.02.22 Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Request
September 2, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach submitted a request to the chief panel member.
09.08.22 Chief Panel Member Responds to Letters
September 8, 2022, the chief panel member responded to the former head men’s basketball coach’s September 1, 2022, and September 2, 2022, letters.
09.13.22 Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Response
September 13, 2022, the former head men’s basketball coach submitted a corrected response to the notice of allegations.
09.15.22 Former Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Submits Information
September 15, 2022, the former associate head men’s basketball coach submitted additional supplemental information.
09.16.22 Chief Panel Member Confirms Submission
September 16, 2022, the chief panel member confirmed the submission of the parties’ responses to the amended notice of allegations and provided direction regarding the Complex Case Unit’s written reply.
