Legal Opinion
Kapp v. National Football League
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 20, 1974No. C-72-537 WTSPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SWEIGERT, District Judge.
THE RECORD
Plaintiff Joe Kapp, once an All-American (1958) for the University of California Bears, later a Professional quarterback of considerable renown in the Canadian League (1959-1966) and with the Minnesota Vikings (1967-1969) and finally a quarterback for the New England Patriots (1970), brings this suit against the defendants National Football League (NFL), its Commissioner Pete Rozelle and its 26 member professional football clubs and other related defendants, alleging ■ antitrust conspiracy and monopoly among defendants, whereunder…
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