Coghlan’s Trial Moved To Moscow From Boise

The trial over Rejena Coghlan’s injuries on the University of Idaho’s Greek Row has been moved from Boise to Moscow, 4th District Court documents say.

On Aug. 19, 1993, the Spokane freshman fell from a third-floor sorority fire escape after a night of drinking, causing paralysis.

In August, the 20-year-old Coghlan and four relatives filed suit against the school, the state Board of Education, 10 unnamed Idaho residents, three fraternities and one sorority. The fraternities were accused of supplying alcohol to the underaged freshman.

Coghlan fell from a fire escape of the Alpha Phi sorority house after going to parties at two fraternities.

The change of venue was granted over the objections of Coghlan’s attorneys, but no date or time has been set or the presiding judge announced.

The court essentially said the evidence and the witnesses are located in Moscow and it would be more convenient to have the trial there, said J. Scott Miller, the Spokane attorney representing Beta Theta Pi fraternity.