Butler et al v. National Basketball Association et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 40060170.) assigned to Judge Patrick J. Schiltz per Antitrust List and referred to Magistrate Judge Steven E. Rau, filed by Anthony Tolliver, James Caron Butler, Derrick Williams, Ben Gordon. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (kt) DOCUMENT QC'd by KT on 11/15/11. (KT)

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I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS
National Basketball Association

James Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver, and Derrick Williams
County of Resrdence of First Listed Plaintiff Racine.
(EXCEPT IN U,S. PI,4]NTIFF CASES)

(b)

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

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NOTE:

(C)

Attomeys (Firm

I].5. PI.AINTIFF CASES ONLY)

IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
T}IE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.

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Barbara P. Berens, Esq; Justi Rae Miller, Esq.; Berens & Miller, P.A., 3720 IDS
Center; 80 South 8th Street; Minneapolis, MN 55402;612-3r'.9-6171

II.

BASIS OF JURISDICTION

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U.S.

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Plaintiff

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U.S. Govemmflt

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IV. NATURE OF SUIT

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D
D

130

310 Aqlme
315 Airplme hoducl

D

150 Recovery

Muine
Miller Act

320 Assault, Libel

ofoverpaymilt

196

D

Liability

(Excl. Vctums)
of Overpaym€nt
of Vetcril's Bcnefits
160 Stockholden' Suits
l90OtherContract

D

Injury

370 Otler Fraud
371 Truth in Lending
380 OthorPasonal
Property Dmage
385 Property Dmnge
Product Liability

440
441
442
443

D

Other Civil Rights

Voting
Employment
Housing/

720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations
740 Railway Labor Act
751 Fmily md Medical
Leave Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
?91 Empl. Ret. Inc.

D
D
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861
862
863
864
86s

D

HrA (1395tr)

DIWC/DIWW(a05G))

Deportation
Racketeer lnfluenced md

SSID Title

XVI

D

RsI (405(9))

O

O

IRS-Third Pilty

Other Statutory Actions

Agdcultural Acts
Enviromrental Mattqs
Freedom of Infomation
Act
896 ArbiFation
899 Administative hoceduc

Acfieviw

870 Taes (U.S. Plaintiff
871

890
891
893
895

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or Appeal

Agenry Decision
950 Constitutionatity of

560CivilDetainee-

O

446 Amer. ilDisabilities Other
448 Education

ad Bmking

Cormqce

Exchtrge

O
O

D
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530
535
540
550
555

Bmks

480 Consmer Credit
490 Cable/Sat TV
850 Secuities/Comodities/

Black Lmg (923)

or Defendat)

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Employment

430
450
460
470

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D
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Habcas Corpus:

445 Amer. wDisabilities -

4l0Antitrust

Compt Orgmizatlons

510 Motions to Vacate

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D
D
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375 Falss Claims Act
400 State Reapportiom€nt

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Sentence

Accommodations

O

O

S€cunty Act

D 210 Lmd Condemation
D 220 Foreclosure
O 230 RentLede &Ejectment
O 240 Torts to Lild
D 245 Tort Product Liability
O 290 All Other Real Property

D

D

Personal Injury
Product Liabiliry
368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product

D
D
D

350 Motor Velucle
355 Motor V€hicle
Product Liability
360 Othu Personal

Frmchise

422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157

O
O

LiabilitY
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Liability

hoduct Liability

D
D

Phmaciltical

340 Miline
345 Mtrine Product

153 Rocovery

365 Personal Injury Product Liability
367 Health Cuel

&

330 Federal Employers'

Student Loms

D

D

Slmder

& Enforcement of Judgment

D l5l Medicile Act
D 152 Recovery ofDefaulted

195 Contract

3

Liability

Instrment

625 Drug Relared Seirue
of Property 2 I USC 88 I
690 Other

PERSONAL INJIJRY

PERSONAL INJURY

120

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Diversity

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III.

Federal Question
(1.5. Go|ernment Not d Parlr)

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Indicate Citizenship ofParlrcs in ltem III)

Defendet

140 Negotiable

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Attomeys

Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

Death

State Statutes

26 USC 7609

Goeral

Pflalty

Mmdmus & Other
CivilRights
Prison Condition
Conditions

of

Confirement

V. ORIGIN
il 1 original

(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

D 2

Removed from
State Court

O 3

O 4 Reinstated or

Remanded from

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Reopened

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Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are

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Transferred from
another district

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Multidistrict
Litigation

(Do not cite juris.lictional tTatatu unlus divusity)

15 U.S.C. Sections 1, 15, and 26

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION

Brief descriptron of cause:

VII.

O cmcr m rHIS IS A clAss ACTIoN

COMPLAINT:
RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY

VIII.

AMOLTNT

DEMAND

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CFGCK YES only if demanded tn complaint:
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