Brady et al v. National Football League et al

Filing 45

ORDER granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite the Briefing Schedule and Hearing [Doc. No 19 in related case 11-cv-748 SRN/JJG]. See order for additional details. Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 04/04/2011. (jmf)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Carl Eller, Priest Holmes,
Obafemi Ayanbadejo, Ryan Collins,
and Antawan Walker,
individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated

Civil No. 11-CV-748 (SRN/JJG)

Plaintiffs,
v.
National Football League, et al,
Defendants,
and
Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Vincent Jackson,
Ben Leber, Logan Mankins, Peyton Manning,
Von Miller, Brian Robison, Osi Umenyiora,
and Mike Vrabel, individually and on behalf
of all others similar situated,

Civil No. 11-CV-639 (SRN/JJG)

Plaintiffs,
ORDER
v.
National Football League, et al.,
Defendants
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Arthur N. Bailey, Jr., Hilary K. Scherrer, Jon T. King, Michael D. Hausfeld and Michael P.
Lehmann, Hausfeld LLP, 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400, San Francisco, California 94104;
Daniel S. Mason, Mark J. Feinberg and Michael E. Jacobs, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason
LLP, 500 Washington Avenue South, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415; and Samuel
D. Heins and Vincent J. Esades, Heins Mills & Olson PLC, 310 Clifton Avenue, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55403, counsel for Eller Plaintiffs.
Barbara P. Berens and Justi R. Miller, Berens & Miller, PA, 80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3720,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402; Timothy R. Thornton, Briggs & Morgan, PA, 80 South Eighth
Street, Suite 2200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402; Bruce S. Meyer and James W. Quinn, Weil,
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Gotshal & Manges, LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 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, New York 10019, counsel
for Brady Plaintiffs.
Daniel J. Connolly and Aaron D. Van Oort, Faegre & Benson, LLP, 90 South Seventh Street,
Suite 2200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402; Benjamin C. Block, Gregg H. Levy and James M.
Garland, Covington & Burling, LLP, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington DC
20004; David Boies and William A. Isaacson, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, 333 Main Street,
Armonk, New York 10504 for Defendants.
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SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs’ Motion to Expedite the Briefing Schedule and Hearing [Doc. No. 19] is
GRANTED.
The hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Devitt
Courtroom on the first floor of the Warren E. Burger Federal Courthouse, 316 North Robert
Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101. The Court will hear Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary
Injunction in Brady v. Nat’l Football League, 11-CV-639 SRN/JJG, and Plaintiffs’ Motion for a
Preliminary Injunction in Eller v. Nat’l Football League, 11-CV-748 SRN/JJG, in that order.
Counsel on each side of each matter will have 20 minutes to argue and the moving party in both
cases may reserve time for rebuttal. In light of the fact that the NFL does not oppose Plaintiffs’
Motion to Consolidate [Doc. No. 15] in Eller v. Nat’l Football League, the Court will permit
Plaintiffs’ counsel in Brady v. Nat’l Football League the opportunity to respond to the motion at
the conclusion of the hearing.
Dated: April 4, 2011
s/Susan Richard Nelson
SUSAN RICHARD NELSON
United States District Court Judge

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