Legal Opinion
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. National Football League
District Court, C.D. California
Decided May 16, 1979No. 78-3523-HPPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PREGERSON, District Judge.
This case requires the court to examine certain provisions of the constitution and by-laws of a professional sports league in the context of the nation’s antitrust laws. Plaintiff, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission (“Coliseum”) contends that the National Football League (“NFL”) and its twenty-eight member teams stand in violation of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2. Specifically, the Coliseum…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Parks v. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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