OFFICE OF COM'R OF BASEBALL v. WORLD UMPIRES ASS'N

No. 02 Civ. 5538(LAK).

242 F.Supp.2d 380 (2003)

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL, Plaintiff, v. WORLD UMPIRES ASSOCIATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Ganz, Daniel R. Halem, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York City, for Plaintiff.

Joseph J. Vitale, Cohen Weiss and Simon LLP, New York City, Joel A. Smith, Kahn, Smith & Collins, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Larry S. Gibson, Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, Raleigh, MS, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

These cross-motions for summary judgment present the question of the effect to be given provisions in a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") which ban thirdparty arbitration of disputes involving the discipline or termination of umpires.

Facts

A. The Dispute Resolution Procedures of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball (the "Commissioner...

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