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A former student at Oral Roberts University dropped his lawsuit against university regents in a court filing Tuesday.

The lawsuit against ORU itself, its former president, Richard Roberts, and his wife, Lindsay Roberts, is still active.

ORU's board of regents was replaced by a board of trustees early this year.

Attorney Paul Boudreaux said Wednesday that the lawsuit was being pared down and that lawyers had decided that the regents did not need to be a part of it.

Student David Brown's case "is more of a contract claim," he said.

Brown will graduate from John Brown University in Arkansas this month.

In the lawsuit filed in November 2007, Brown alleged that he was not able to complete his specialized history degree because one of his professors was fired.

That professor, John Swails, also had sued the university, claiming wrongful termination.

He settled with ORU earlier this year and has since returned to teaching there.

Last month, Tulsa County District Judge Michael Gassett threw out a different lawsuit from a former ORU accountant who alleged that he was forced to commit fraud and "cook the books" for the university.

Boudreaux said Wednesday that that case will be pursued through appeals courts and

Ad agency sues ORU to retrieve property

An athletic advertising agency has sued Oral Roberts University to retrieve $60,000 worth of computers and other supplies from an office space in CityPlex Towers.

The lawsuit was filed Monday in Tulsa County District Court by Game On Advertising of Arkansas.

Game On bought the assets of Athletic World Advertising, which previously leased the CityPlex space.

Game On’s purchase included the computers and office supplies still in that office space.

Athletic World Advertising had defaulted on its lease, and ORU was granted possession of the office.

Game On alleges that ORU never responded to its request to enter the office and remove its property. It wants ORU barred from selling or disposing of the computers.

ORU does not have any lien against the property, court records show.

“ORU has taken appropriate legal action to recover judgment for possession of the office space as well as for unpaid rent,” ORU spokesman Jeremy Burton said in a written statement.

“ORU will continue to work through the legal system to resolve any remaining issues.”