In March, A.C. Carter, a former Alabama receiver-turned-college football coach, filed a fraud lawsuit against Lane Kiffin, alleging that Kiffin misled him in order to land a former four-star running back on National Signing Day in February. Seven months later, that suit has been dismissed, as reported by the Associated Press on Thursday:
Ex-player’s case dismissed that accused Lane Kiffin of pulling a job offer after landing a recruit
This judge dismissed the case on October 10th.
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Shelby County Circuit Judge Lara Alvis dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled. The decision was entered on Oct. 10, according to online court documents.
SEC Country’s Christopher Walsh reported the original lawsuit.
Carter played in the early 2000s for Alabama, long before Kiffin showed up as offensive coordinator in 2014.
Carter alleged Kiffin led him to believe FAU would hire him as an assistant strength coach, a job that carried a $40,000 salary and relocation expenses. Carter’s lawsuit said he is close with a former blue-chip running back whose profile matches that of D’Anfernee McGriff. Carter believed Kiffin’s FAU used his relationship with the recruit to lure the player to Boca Raton.
Carter also said Kiffin led him to believe his hiring was “done,” Walsh wrote. But after Signing Day, FAU informed him he wouldn’t be hired, citing two previous misdemeanors on his record. From Walsh’s report:
Carter claims in the lawsuit that he sent documentation showing the resolution of the charges, one of which the prosecutor refused to pursue more than seven years ago, but FAU didn’t respond and numerous other inquiries went unanswered. That included waiting for hours outside of Patrick Chun’s office only to have the FAU athletic director refuse to meet with him.
What was alleged here was pretty bad, but after the judge reviewed the suit, Carter didn’t have enough to hold up in court.
