Brady et al v. National Football League et al

Filing 127

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to First Amended Class Action Complaint by Arizona Cardinals Football Club, Inc., Atlanta Falcons Football Club, LLC, Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, Buccaneers Limited Partnership, Buffalo Bills, Inc., Chargers Football Company, LLC, Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., The, Cinncinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns Football Company LLC, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., Detroit Lions, Inc., The, Football Northwest LLC, Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston NFL Holdings, LP, Indianapolis Colts, Inc., Jacksonville Jaguars, Ltd., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC, National Football League, New England Patriots LP, New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC, New York Football Giants, Inc., New York Jets LLC, Oakland Raiders LP, The, PDB Sports, Ltd., Panthers Football, LLC, Philadelphia Eagles, LLC, Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., Pro-Football, Inc., Rams Football Co, LLC, The, San Diego Chargers Football Co., San Francisco Forty Niners Ltd., St. Louis Rams Partnership, The, Tennessee Football, Inc., Washington Football Inc. (Connolly, Daniel)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
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TOM BRADY, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, et al.,)
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Defendants,
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No. 0:11-cv-00639-SRN-JJG

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO EXTEND THE TIME TO RESPOND TO
FIRST AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT (BRADY PLAINTIFFS)
TO:

Plaintiffs and their counsel: Barbara P. Berens and Justi R. Miller,
Berens & Miller, PA, 80 South Eighth St., Suite 3720, Minneapolis, MN
55402; Timothy R. Thornton, Briggs & Morgan, PA, 80 South Eighth
St., Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55402; Bruce S. Meyer and James W.
Quinn, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY
10019; Christopher R. Clark, David G. Feher, David L. Greenspan,
Jeffrey L. Kessler, Jennifer Stewart and Molly Donovan, Dewey &
LeBoeuf, LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, for
Plaintiffs Brady, Brees, Jackson, Leber, Mankins, Manning, Miller,
Robison, Umenyiora and Vrabel; and
Arthur N. Bailey, Jr., Hilary K. Scherrer, Jon T. King, Michael D.
Hausfeld and Michael P. Lehmann, Hausfeld LLP, 44 Montgomery St.,
Suite 3400, San Francisco, CA 94104; Daniel S. Mason, Mark J.
Feinberg and Michael E. Jacobs, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP,
500 Washington Ave. South, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, MN 55415; and
Samuel D. Heins and Vincent J. Esades, Heins Mills & Olson PLC, 310
Clifton Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403, for Plaintiffs Eller, Holmes,
Ayanbadejo, Collins and Walker.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Defendants hereby move this Court
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) for an order extending the
time for Defendants to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the First
Amended Class Action Complaint (Brady Plaintiffs). The motion is based on
all files, records and proceedings herein, including the Memorandum in
Support of Defendants’ Motion to Extend the Time to Respond to First
Amended Class Action Complaint (Brady Plaintiffs).
Defendants ask the Court to grant the motion on the papers at its
earliest opportunity without a hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
David Boies (pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
[phone]
[phone] (fax)

William A. Isaacson (pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
5301 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20015
[phone]
[phone] (fax)

s/Daniel J. Connolly
Daniel J. Connolly #197247
Aaron D. Van Oort #315539
FAEGRE & BENSON LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
Gregg H. Levy (pro hac vice)
Benjamin C. Block (pro hac vice)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
[phone]
[phone] (fax)

Counsel for the NFL and NFL Clubs
May 19, 2011
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