HAYES v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

No. 76-3911-AAH.

463 F.Supp. 1174 (1979)

Frederick Ryan HAYES, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, an Unincorporated Association, San Francisco 49ers, a Limited Partnership, Oakland Raiders, a Limited Partnership, New England Patriots Football Club, Inc., a Massachusetts Corporation, Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, the Five Smiths, Inc., a Georgia Corporation, Baltimore Football, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, Highwood Service, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., an Ohio Corporation, Cleveland Browns, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc., a Texas Corporation, Empire Sports, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, the Detroit Lions, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Green Bay Packers, Inc., a Wisconsin Corporation, Houston Oilers, Inc., a Texas Corporation, Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., a Texas Corporation, Los Angeles Rams Football Company, a Maryland Corporation, Miami Dolphins, Ltd., a Limited Partnership, New Orleans Saints, a Partnership, New York Football Giants, Inc., a New York Corporation, New York Jets Football Club, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, a Limited Partnership, Leonard Tose, General Partner in the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Herbert Barness, John Firestone, Anne J. Firestone, Executrix of the Estate of Roger Firestone, and Walter Leventhal, Limited Partners in the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation, Chargers Football Company, a Limited Partnership, Chicago Cardinals Football Club, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Pro-Football, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Alvin Ray Rozelle, Carroll Rosenbloom, Chuck Knox, Norm Pollom, Don Klosterman, Jack Teele, Defendants.

United States District Court, C. D. California.

January 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pechner, Dorfman, Wolffe, Rounick & Cabot, by Leonard Schaeffer, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

O'Melveny & Myers, by Joseph M. Malkin, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants, National Football League, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots Football Club, Inc., Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc., The Five Smiths, Inc., Baltimore Football, Inc., Highwood Service, Inc., Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns, Inc., Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc., Empire Sports, Inc., the Detroit Lions, Inc., Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston Oilers, Inc., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., New Orleans Saints, New York Football Giants, Inc., New York Jets Football Club, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Leonard Tose, Herbert Barness, John Firestone, Anne J. Firestone, Executrix of the Estate of Roger Firestone, Walter Leventhal, Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., Chargers Football Co., Chicago Cardinals Football Club, Inc., Pro-Football, Inc., Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, and Alvin Ray Rozelle.

Munger, Tolles & Rickershauser, Los Angeles, Cal., and Hookstratten & Byrne, Beverly Hills, Cal., by Jefferey I. Weinberger, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants, Los Angeles Rams Football Co., Carroll Rosenbloom, Chuck Knox, Don Klosterman, Jack Teele and Norm Pollom.


FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF TRIAL JUDGE

HAUK, District Judge.

This matter came on for hearing Monday, January 15, 1979, at 10:00 a. m., before the Honorable A. Andrew Hauk, United States District Judge, to whom the case, cause and proceedings herein1 were heretofore assigned by lot under the rules, regulations and orders of this United States District Court for the Central...

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