Weinberg v. National Football League Players Association et al

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Appendix in Support filed by Richard Berthelsen, Gene Upshaw, Tom DePaso, Trace Armstrong, John Collins, Keith Washington, Mark Levin, National Football League Players Association re 13 MOTION to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss the Petition (Attachments: # 1 App.1 - 29# 2 App. 30 - 63# 3 App. 64 - 94# 4 App. 95 - 123# 5 App. 124 - 147# 6 148 - 172) (Miller, Ralph)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION Steve Weinberg, Plaintiff, vs. National Football League Players Association, Richard Berthelsen, Gene Upshaw, Tom DePaso, Trace Armstrong, Roger Kaplan, John Collins, Keith Washington, Tony Agnone, Howard Shatsky, and Mark Levin, Defendants. § § § § § § § § § § §

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APPENDIX IN SUPPORT OF NFLPA DEFENDANTS' MOTION AND BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND TO DISMISS THE PETITION Respectfully submitted, Ralph I. Miller Texas Bar No. 14105800 Aaron D. Ford Texas Bar No. 24034445 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 200 Crescent Court, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice) Adam J. Kaiser (pro hac vice) David Greenspan (pro hac vice) Molly Donovan (pro hac vice) DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6092 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, RICHARD BERTHELSEN, GENE UPSHAW, TOM DEPASO, TRACE ARMSTRONG, KEITH WASHINGTON, JOHN COLLINS, AND MARK LEVIN
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Defendants National Football League Players Association ("NFLPA"), Richard Berthelsen, Gene Upshaw, Tom DePaso, Trace Armstrong, Mark Levin, John Collins, and Keith Washington (collectively the "NFLPA Defendants") respectfully files this Appendix in Support of their Motion and Brief in Support of Their Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss the Petition. Tab A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Appendix Pages 1-4 5 - 23 24 ­ 29 30 ­ 54 55 ­ 57 58 ­ 63 64 ­ 66 67 ­ 88 89 ­ 94 95 ­ 97 98 ­ 103 104 ­ 109 110 Affidavit of Aaron D. Ford Steve Weinberg's Application For Certification As An NFLPA Contract Advisor dated July 8, 1998 Sections 5 and 6 of the NFLPA Agent Regulations In re NFLPA Disciplinary Committee and Steven Weinberg (Sept. 5, 2003) Poston v. NFLPA, 06 Civ. 2249 (BSJ) (May 1, 2006) Poston v. Nat'l Football League Players Ass'n, No. 02 CV 871, 2002 WL 31190142 (E.D. Va. Aug. 26, 2002) (unpublished opinion) Steve Weinberg and Keith Washington's Standard Representation Agreement dated December 6, 1999. In re NFLPA Disciplinary Committee and Steven Weinberg (Feb. 26, 2003) Consorcio Rive, S.A. v. Briggs of Cancun, Inc., No. Civ. A. 99-2204, 2000 WL 1023420 (E.D. La. July 27, 2000) (unpublished opinion) Keith Washington's letter to the NFLPA dated January 7, 2004 In re David Dunn, CV 05-1000, (C.D. Cal. March 1, 2006) (Slip Op.) Rushe v. NMTC, Inc., No. 01-3440, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7420 (E.D. La. Apr. 17, 2002) (unpublished opinion) Letter dated August 4, 2004, sent to Arbitrator Kaplan on Steve Weinberg's behalf Description

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Description Skyleasing, LLC v. Tejas Avco Inc., No. 14-05-00212-CV, 2006 WL 2290852 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 10, 2006, no pet.) (unpublished opinion) Vaughn v. Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C., No. 04 Civ. 8391 (DLC), 2005 WL 1949468 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2005) (unpublished opinion) Wilson v. Wells Fargo Fin. Acceptance, Inc., No. 3:02-0383, 2003 WL 1877336 (M.D. Tenn. Apr. 9, 2003) (unpublished opinion) Copeland v. KB Home, No. 3:03-CV-227-L, 2004 WL 1778949 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 4, 2004) (unpublished opinion) Rubin v. Sona Int'l Corp., No. 05 Civ. 6305, 2006 WL 525658 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2006) (unpublished opinion) United States v. Clipper Shipping Co., No. 93-2798, 1995 WL 131077 (E.D. La. Mar. 23, 1995) (unpublished opinion) Poly-America, Inc. v. Beech Street Corp., No. 3:01-CV-1073-H, 2001 WL 1326450 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 12, 2001) (unpublished opinion) Downer v. Siegel, No. Civ. A. 02-1706, 2002 WL 31106920 (E.D. La. Sept. 19, 2002) (unpublished opinion) Ross v. Bank of Am., N.A. (USA), No. 05 Civ. 7116, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 208 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 6, 2006) (unpublished opinion) Intertec Contracting A/S Intertec (Gibraltara) Ltd. v. Turner Steiner Int'l, S.A., No. 98 Civ. 9116, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9950 (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2001) (unpublished opinion) N. River Ins. Co. v. Transamerica Occidental Life Ins. Co., No. 399-CV0682-L, 2002 WL 1315786 (N.D. Tex. June 12, 2002) (unpublished opinion) Baum v. Avado Brands, Inc., No. 3:99-CV-0700G, 1999 WL 1034757 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 12, 1999) (unpublished opinion)

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Dated: January 9, 2007

Respectfully submitted, s/ Ralph I. Miller Ralph I. Miller Texas Bar No. 14105800 Aaron D. Ford Texas Bar No. 24034445 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 200 Crescent Court, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice) Adam J. Kaiser (pro hac vice) David Greenspan (pro hac vice) Molly Donovan (pro hac vice) DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6092 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, RICHARD BERTHELSEN, GENE UPSHAW, TOM DEPASO, TRACE ARMSTRONG, KEITH WASHINGTON, JOHN COLLINS, AND MARK LEVIN

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On January 9, 2007, I electronically transmitted the foregoing document using the ECF system for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to those parties registered for ECF in this case. I further certify that the foregoing document was served on all counsel of record by ECF.

s/ Aaron D. Ford Aaron D. Ford

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