Legal Opinion
Saunders v. National Basketball Association
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 26, 1972No. 69 C 2477PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BAUER, District Judge.
This cause comes on defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This is an action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, and the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 15 and 26. The plaintiff, Alphra Saunders, filed his complaint on December 2, 1969, naming as defendants the National Basketball Association (“NBA”), its member teams, and its Commissioner. The plaintiff alleges that since 1961 he has been denied an opportunity to prove his eligibility for membership in the NBA. He…
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