Main Street Baseball, LLC et al v. Binghamton Mets Baseball Club, Inc. et al

Filing 8

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: granting the # 7 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. Defendants, their agents, servants, employees, and any person acting in concert with them are TEMPORARILY RESTRAINED from discussing, negotiating, or agreeing with any other party concerning the sale of the Binghamton Mets Club, Inc. Plaintiff's shall serve all defendants or their counsel a copy of this Order together with the supporting papers by 4/3/2015 at 5:00 PM. Show Cause Hearing set for 4/15/2015 10:00 AM in Utica before Judge David N. Hurd. Show Cause Response due by 4/10/2015. Signed by Judge David N. Hurd on 4/2/2015. (jmb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
-------------------------------MAIN STREET BASEBALL, LLC and
CLARK MINKER,
Plaintiffs,
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3:15-CV-380

BINGHAMTON METS BASEBALL CLUB,
INC. and BEACON SPORTS CAPITAL
PARTNERS, LLC,
Defendants.
-------------------------------APPEARANCES:

OF COUNSEL:

COUGHLIN & GERHART, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
P.O. Box 2039
Binghamton, NY 13902

OLIVER N. BLAISE, III, ESQ.

SHAPIRO WEISSBERG & GARIN, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
90 Canal Street
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114

MAX D. STERN, ESQ.

DAVID N. HURD
United States District Judge

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Plaintiffs have filed a motion seeking an order directing defendants to show cause why
a preliminary injunction should not be entered enjoining them from discussing, negotiating, or
agreeing with any other party concerning the sale of the Binghamton Mets Club, Inc.

Upon review of plaintiffs' amended complaint, the affidavit of David Heller, the attorney
affirmation of Oliver N. Blaise, III, Esq., the memorandum of law in support of the motion for
an order to show cause, and all exhibits attached thereto, it is
ORDERED that
1. Defendants or their attorneys are directed to appear on W ednesday, April 15,
2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the United States District Courthouse located at 10 Broad Street in
Utica, New York, to show cause why an order should not be entered, pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and Local Rule 7.1(f), granting plaintiffs a preliminary injunction
enjoining defendants, their agents, servants, employees, and any person acting in concert
with them from discussing, negotiating, or agreeing with any other party concerning the sale
of the Binghamton Mets Club, Inc.;
2. Plaintiffs shall serve upon all defendants or their counsel a copy of this Order,
together with a copy of the aforementioned papers upon which the same is granted, on or
before Friday, April 3, 2015, at 5:00 p.m.;
3. Defendants shall file responsive papers, if any, on or before Friday, April 10, 2015,
at 12:00 noon;
4. Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm if not granted immediate temporary relief
pending a decision on this motion for a preliminary injunction; and
5. Defendants, their agents, servants, employees, and any person acting in concert
with them are TEMPORARILY RESTRAINED from discussing, negotiating, or agreeing with
any other party concerning the sale of the Binghamton Mets Club, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 2, 2015 (2:00 p.m.)
Utica, New York.

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