FRASER v. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, L.L.C.

Civil Action No. 97-10342-GAO.

7 F.Supp.2d 73 (1998)

Iain FRASER; Steve Trittschuh; Sean Bowers; Mark Semioli; Rhett Harty; David Scott Vaudreuil; Mark Dodd; and Mark Dougherty, Plaintiffs, v. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, L.L.C.; Kraft Soccer, L.P.; Anschutz Soccer, Inc.; Team Columbus Soccer L.L.C.; Team Kansas City Soccer L.L.C.; Los Angeles Soccer Partners, L.P.; Empire Soccer Club, L.P.; Washington Soccer, L.P.; and United States Soccer Federation, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

January 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Galvani, Jane Wilis, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, James W. Quinn, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Richard A. Berthelsen, Washington, DC, Suja A. Thomas, Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York City, for Iain Fraser, Steve Trittschuh, Sean Bowers, Mark Semiolo, Rhett Harty, David Scott Vaudreuil, Mark Dodd, Mark Dougherty.

Paul B. Galvani, Jane Wilis, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, James W. Quinn, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Richard A. Berthelsen, Washington, DC, for Paul Caliguiri, Tim Martin.

Daniel S. Savrin, Daniel L. Goldberg, Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, MA, Michael A. Cardoza, L. Robert Batterman, Steven C. Krane, Walter Eliot Bard, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for Major League Soccer, L.L.C. Robert Kraft, Philip F. Anschutz, Hunt Sports Investments, Los Angeles Soccer Partners, L.P., Metromedia Co., Washington Soccer, L.P.

Nicholas DiGiovanni, Jr., Joseph McConnell, Morgan, Brown & Joy, Boston, MA, Daniel S. Savrin, Daniel L. Goldberg, Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, MA, Michael A. Cardoza, L. Robert Batterman, Steven C. Krane, Walter Eliot Bard, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

Paul B. Galvani, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, Walter Eliot Bard, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for Kraft Soccer, L.P., Anschutz Soccer, Inc., Team Columbus Soccer, Team Kansas City Soccer, L.L.C., Empire Soccer Club, L.P.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

O'TOOLE, District Judge.

In this private antitrust action for injunctive relief, the class plaintiffs Iain Fraser, Steve Trittschuh, Sean Bowers, Mark Semioli, Rhett Harty, David Scott Vaudreuil, Mark Dodd and Mark Dougherty have moved for Summary judgment under Count II of their complaint, and for an order permanently enjoining the defendants, Major League Soccer, L.L.C. ("MLS") and...

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