Brady et al v. National Football League et al

Filing 174

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time /Rescheduling Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 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., Obafemi Ayanbadejo, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Ryan Collins, Carl Eller, Priest Holmes, Vincent Jackson, Ben Leber, Logan Mankins, Peyton Manning, Von Miller, Brian Robinson, Osi Umenyiora, Mike Vrabel, Antawan Walker. (Connolly, Daniel) Modified filers on 7/19/2011 (lmb).

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 OF
DEFENDANTS AND THE
ELLER PLAINTIFFS TO
RESCHEDULE THE HEARING
ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO DISMISS

________________________________________________________________________
The Eller Plaintiffs and NFL Defendants hereby jointly move to
postpone by one month the hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss the

Eller Plaintiffs First Amended Class Action Complaint (Dkt. No. 137). The
hearing is currently set for August 29, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. (Dkt. No. 139). The
parties make this joint request to allow the NFL Defendants to focus on the
continuing mediation ordered by the Court (Dkt. No. 56).
With the Court’s guidance, the NFL Defendants previously scheduled a
hearing date of August 29, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. for the NFL Defendants’ motion
to dismiss the Eller Plaintiffs’ complaint. (Dkt No. 139).
At the Court’s direction the parties have also been meeting from time to
time since April 11, 2011, in an effort to resolve their disputes. The Eller
Plaintiffs have also moved for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint.

Both the Eller Plaintiffs and the NFL Defendants agree that
postponing by at least thirty days the hearing date for the NFL Defendants’
motion to dismiss will aid the continuing court-ordered discussions and
preserve the resources of the Court and the parties. The parties therefore
respectfully request the Court to allow the NFL Defendants to reschedule the
hearing date and briefing schedule applicable to this motion by at least thirty
days. Once the parties have settled a new hearing date, on or after
September 8, 2011, Defendants 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
fb.us.7041098.04

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