Parrish et al v. National Football League Players Incorporated

Filing 596

Memorandum in Opposition re 580 MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law Defendants' Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law filed byBernard Paul Parrish, Walter Roberts, III, Herbert Anthony Adderley. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Denying Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law)(Hilbert, Ryan) (Filed on 12/18/2008)

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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
A T T O R N E Y S A T LAW PALO A L T O

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP RONALD S. KATZ (Bar No. CA 085713) E-mail: [e-mail] RYAN S. HILBERT (California Bar No. 210549) E-mail: [e-mail] NOEL S. COHEN (California Bar No. 219645) E-mail: [e-mail] 1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] McKOOL SMITH, P.C. LEWIS T. LECLAIR (Bar No. CA 077136) E-mail: [e-mail] JILL ADLER NAYLOR (Bar No. CA 150783) E-mail: [e-mail] 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

BERNARD PAUL PARRISH, and HERBERT ANTHONY ADDERLEY, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs vs. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, a Virginia corporation, and NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS INCORPORATED d/b/a PLAYERS INC, a Virginia corporation, Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO. C07 0943 WHA

[PROPOSED] ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' RENEWED MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW Date: Time: Judge: January 8, 2009 8:00 a.m. Honorable William H. Alsup

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Having considered Defendants' renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law ("Motion"), Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Motion, Defendants' Reply, and all other papers filed herein, the records of the case, and the oral argument on Defendants' Motion, if any, the Court hereby orders as follows: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________, 2008

_______________________________________ Honorable William H. Alsup United States District Court

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