Former Real Salt Lake coach Mike Petke’s lawsuit against his former team will go to arbitration, 3rd District Court Judge Patrick Corum ruled Thursday.
The decision potentially brings the dispute between Petke and RSL in front of Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber, who, per the league’s constitution, has the power to arbitrate disputes between league employees.
Corum took some issue with the commissioner’s role during oral arguments last week, calling into question just how an organizational figure had such broad authority to not only adjudicate disputes, but decide whether or not he would even hear them.