Legal Opinion
Mid-South Grizzlies v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 4, 1983No. 82-1793PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Mid-South Grizzlies, a joint venture, and its members (the Grizzlies) appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendants in their suit against the National Football League (NFL), the league members, and League Commissioner Pete Rozelle, seeking damages under Section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15 (1973). The suit concerns the defendants’ refusal to grant the plaintiffs a football franchise. On appeal the Grizzlies contend that the district court erred: (1) in granting summary judgment while the Grizzlies’ discovery requests were…
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