CIF says the UCLA-bound senior has spent too many semesters in high school to compete this spring.

A UCLA-bound shot putter sued the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section today in the wake of the agency's ruling that he was ineligible for competition this season at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino.

Amir Patterson filed the disability accommodation complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court. He is seeking a court order directing the CIF's Southern Section to allow him to compete. A hearing is scheduled for Monday, said his lawyer, David Greifinger.