Legal Opinion
Bowman v. National Football League
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided November 7, 1975No. 4-75-Civ-551PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DEVITT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, professional football players unemployed because of folding of the World Football League (WFL), seek in this class action anti-trust case to enjoin the National Football League (NFL) and its member teams from a claimed boycott against hiring them to play football for NFL teams during the remainder of the 1975 season. The immediate issue is whether to issue a requested temporary injunction pending trial.
When it appeared probable that WFL would cease operations and occasion personnel problems in the administration of the NFL, representatives…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Haywood v. National Basketball Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Blalock v. Ladies Professional Golf AssociationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1973
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Dania Jai Alai Intern., Inc. v. MuruaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Jackson v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1992
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1979
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