Brady et al v. National Football League et al

Filing 165

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time of Briefing Schedule on Eller Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend and Reschedule Hearing 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)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
_____________________________________________________________________________
TOM BRADY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
et al.,
Defendants.

Civ. No. 0:11-CV-00639-SRN-JJG
JOINT MOTION TO
RESCHEDULE THE
HEARING AND EXTEND THE
BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON
THE ELLER PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION TO AMEND

________________________________________________________________________
Plaintiffs Carl Eller, Obafemi Ayanbadejo, and Ryan Collins (the “Eller
Plaintiffs”) and the NFL Defendants hereby jointly move to postpone by
thirty days the hearing date and briefing schedule for the Eller Plaintiffs’
motion requesting leave of Court to file and serve a Second Amended
Complaint. (Dkt. No. 142) The parties make this joint request to allow the
NFL Defendants to focus on the continuing mediation ordered by the Court
(Dkt. No. 56).
At the Court’s direction, the parties have been meeting from time to
time since April 11, 2011, in an effort to resolve their disputes.
On July 4, 2011, the Eller Plaintiffs filed their motion requesting leave
to file and serve a Second Amended Complaint. On July 5, 2011, the Court
set a briefing schedule that requires the NFL Defendants to file their

response to the motion on or before July 18, 2011. (Doc. No. 150.)
Both the Eller Plaintiffs and the NFL Defendants agree that
postponing the current hearing date and corresponding briefing schedule will
aid the continuing court-ordered discussions. The parties therefore
respectfully request the Court to vacate its current order setting a briefing
schedule and set a new hearing date on or after September 8, 2011. Once the
Court has established a new hearing date, the Eller Plaintiffs will file an
Amended Notice for 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
July 18, 2011

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