Legal Opinion

Indianapolis Colts v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 8, 1984No. 84-1649PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The suit in the district court arises from the efforts of Baltimore Football Club, Inc., the owner of the Baltimore Colts professional football team, to move the team from Baltimore to Indianapolis. One of the defendants, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (City of Baltimore, for short), has filed a motion asking us for the following relief pending the hearing of its appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1): to stay the injunction that the district court granted against its pursuing a condemnation action in Maryland against the Club, and to grant an injunction to prevent…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. New York Life Insurance Co. v. Connecticut Development Authority and Minority Equity Capital Corp., and Rupert C. SterlingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  3. Donald G. Adams v. Daniel Walker, A/K/A Dan Walker, Individually and as Governor of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  4. General Atomic Co. v. Duke Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  5. Kelly v. RaeseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Rose v. FranchettiDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
  2. Indianapolis Colts v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Indianapolis Colts, Inc. v. Metropolitan Baltimore Football Club Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Wausau Insurance Companies v. Maria GiffordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. Ashton v. The Josephine Bay Paul And C. Michael Paul Foundation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

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