Legal Opinion
John Clark Donatelli v. National Hockey League
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 12, 1990No. 89-1681PublishedCited by 292 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
After plaintiff-appellee John Clark Dona-telli sued the National Hockey League (NHL), the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island refused to dismiss the case for want of personal jurisdiction. Donatelli v. NHL, 708 F.Supp. 31 (D.R.I.1989). Believing that its order “involve[d] a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion, and an immediate appeal ... m[ight] materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation,” 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), the district court asked us to review immediately its…
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