STOUTENBOROUGH v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, INC.

No. 94-3664.

59 F.3d 580 (1995)

Thomas STOUTENBOROUGH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher D. Kuebler, Southfield, MI (argued and briefed), for Thomas Stoutenborough, Self-Help for Hearing Impaired Persons.

Neil K. Roman (argued and briefed), Jeffrey G. Huvelle, Charles W. Logan, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Nat. Football League, Inc.

Neil K. Roman, Washington, DC, Thomas P. Meaney, Jr. (briefed), Dan L. Makee, McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber, Cleveland, OH, for Cleveland Browns Football Club, Inc.

Louis A. Colombo, Baker & Hostetler, Cleveland, OH (argued and briefed), for N.B.C., Inc., A.B.C., Inc., C.B.S., Inc.

Louis A. Colombo, Daniel P. Mascaro, Baker & Hostetler, Cleveland, OH, for W.E.W.S.-T.V.

Before: MARTIN and SILER, Circuit Judges; JOINER, District Judge.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Thomas Stoutenborough and Self-Help for Hearing Impaired Persons, an unincorporated association of individuals with hearing impairments, appeal the district court order granting the defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. They argue that the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., and other federal statutes apply to the National Football League's "blackout...

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