Kleinknecht v. Gettysburg College, 989 F.2d 1360 (3rd Cir. 1993)

1. What are the most pertinent facts of the case? (Consider who? And what?)

2. What is the issue? (The issue is the matter or question to be decided and/or disputed. It is helpful to state each issue in the form of "Whether or not...." The issue will relate to the major question the court is trying to address, or the issue is the basis of conflict between two or more parties, or the issue is the major point of contention between opposing views.)

3. What is the applied rule? What is the underlying assumption or principles that governs the particular situation at hand?

4. How do the facts, issues, rules and information intersect? Think of this question as the analysis. If the information supported by the rules and what rules does a particular casepromote?

5. What are your recommendations as a result of the analysis of the given issue in question? How would this case specifically impact your area of sport management interest?