Back on October 14th of last year, a former Virginia Cavaliers football player—Aidan Howard—filed a lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania. His complaint alleged that players, coaches from the new coaching staff, and University administrators either committed, encouraged, or allowed a system of ritualistic hazing of freshman players.
Now it looks like the suit is fizzling out.
After being ordered in mid-October to begin alternative dispute resolution (formal, court-supervised mediation), Howard and his attorneys have not filed anything with the court. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a lawsuit can get dismissed if the plaintiff fails to take necessary steps to move the case forward.