The Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC et al v. The National Football League Players Association et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT filed by The Atlanta Falcons Football Club and The National Football League Management Council. Consent form to proceed before U.S. Magistrate and pretrial instructions provided. ( Filing fee $ 350.00 receipt number 113E-3805221.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit -A Part 1, # 2 Exhibit -A Part 2, # 3 Exhibit -A Part 3, # 4 Exhibit -A Part 4, # 5 Exhibit -B, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(eop) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.

CIVIL COVER SHEET

J844 (Rev. 1108 NOGA)

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)H'8'rided by

DEFENDANT(S)

L (8) PLAINTIFF(S)

THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS
ASSOCIATION, RODERICK COLEMAN, WILREY
FONTENOT, TONY GILBERT, KINDAL MOOREHEAD,
STANLEY PRITCHETT, KARON RILEY, BRETT
ROMBERG. JASON WEBSTER. and DEZ WHITE
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THE ATLANTA FALCONS FOOTBALL CLUB LLC and THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL

(b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED
PLAINTIFF

COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST USTED
DEFENDANT District of Columbia

Hall County, Georgia
(EXCEPT IN u.s. PLUNT1FF CASI:S)

(IN u.s. PLUNTIJI'f'CASlSONLy)

NOn:: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, uS!: nu LOCATION Of' nu TllACT OF
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ATTORNEYS

(c) ATTORNEYS (fDW NAME, ADDUSS, 11UPIIONE NUMBER, AND
E-MAIL ADORDS)

Adam 1. Kaiser ([e-mail])
Jeffrey L. Kessler [e-mail])
Jeffrey H. Newhouse (Jeffrey H. Newhouse)
DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6092

S. Stewart Haskins ([e-mail])
Darrick L. McDuffie ([e-mail])
KING & SPALDKING LLP
1180 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

lB. CITIZENSmp OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES

B. BASIS OF JURISDICTION

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JUllISDICTIONAL STATUTI:S UNUSS DIVEIlSIT\')
29 U.S.C. Section 185(c)
Action to confirm and enforce arbitration award

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Unusually large number of claims or defenses.

Problems locating or preserving evidence

7. Pending parallel investigations or actions by government
8. Multiple use of experts.
Need for discovery outside United States boundaries.

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Extended discovery period is needed.

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CHECK IF CLASS AcnON UNDER F.R.ctv.P. 23

JURY DEMAND

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DEMAND $ to

be proven at trial

NO (CHECK YES 2m:X IF DEMANDED IN COMPLAINT)

VIII. RELATEDIREFILED CASE(S) IF ANY
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SAME ISSUE OF FACT OR ARISES our OF THE SAME EVENT OR TRANSACTION INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER NUMBERED PENDING SUIT.
VALlDI1Y OR INFRINGEMENT OF THE SAME PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK INCLUDED IN AN EARLIElt NUMBERED PENDING SUIT.
APPEALS ARlSING our OF THE SAME BANKRUPTCY CASE AND ANY CASE RELATED THERETO WHICH HAVE BEEN DECIDED BY THE SAME

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5. REPE1TI1VE CASES FILED BY rB2..§l LITIGANTS.
6. COMPANION OR RELATED CASE TO CASE(S) BEING SIMULTANEOUSLY FILED (INCLUDE ABBREVIATED STYLE OF OTHER CASE(S»:

7. EITHER SAME OR ALL OF THE PARTIES AND ISSUES IN THIS CASE WERE PREVIOUSLY INVOL\'ED IN CASE NO.
NOT (ch«k ODe box) SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CASE.
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