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Case against Chris Casher dismissed

College Football, Florida State Seminoles

The lawsuit against Florida State defensive end Chris Casher that was opened by the attorney who defended him in his school code of conduct hearing has been voluntarily dismissed.

A source told ESPN.com that Casher has paid restitution to attorney Adam Ellis, and the status of the case is now listed as closed after the Leon County court received a notice of voluntary dismissal on Oct. 28 from the plaintiff.

A pretrial hearing had been set for Nov. 4.

Casher was named as a defendant in a civil suit filed Oct. 1 for "small claims more than $500 but not more than $2,500." Earlier this month, The Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat reported the suit was for $2,500 in legal fees.

Last May, Casher faced a student code of conduct hearing for his role in the 2012 alleged sexual assault involving teammate Jameis Winston and another Florida State student. In an interview with police, Casher said he witnessed and videotaped parts of the encounter but deleted the video and no longer had the cell phone.

Winston has maintained his innocence through his attorney, saying the sexual encounter was consensual. He was not charged criminally but still faces a school conduct code hearing as part of the university's continuing Title IX inquiry.

In June, Casher, a redshirt sophomore, received one year of probation after being found responsible for two violations of the school's conduct code: acts that invade the privacy of another person and the recording of images without consent, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Casher, a backup defensive end/linebacker, missed the first game of the season because of an academic issue but has played in every game since. Casher played pivotal roles in two of the No. 2 Seminoles' closest wins this season. He made a fourth-down tackle in overtime against Clemson, and he recorded a sack in the narrow win over then-No. 5 Notre Dame.

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