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In January, Judge Dennis Langer asked to be removed from the case. Langer said he teaches and is paid by UD — which could be seen as a conflict of interest. His removal was approved by Judge Mary Katherine Huffman.
On Monday, three months after Langer’s request, Judge Steven Dankof requested to be removed, writing that, “Judge Dankof has potential conflict of interest with defendants.”
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This time, Huffman ordered that the case be transferred to a visiting judge.
Engelhart claims he was forced to chug high-alcohol drinks as part of an initiation to the UD football team more than two years ago. Defendants include UD football coach Rick Chamberlin, strength coach Jared Phillips and others.
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Engelhart, then a 6-foot-1, 270-pound offensive lineman, woke up Dec. 8, 2014 covered in his own vomit, feces and urine and with a headache later diagnosed by UD’s team physician as a concussion, according to the lawsuit.
Engelhart claims he quit football, left the university and has been prescribed a medicine typically given to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.
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