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MIRANDA v. SELIG

No. 15-16938.

860 F.3d 1237 (2017)

Sergio MIRANDA; Jeffrey Dominguez; Jorge Padilla; and Cirilo Cruz, Individually and on Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Allan Huber SELIG, Bud; Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp.; Miami Marlins, L.P.; San Francisco Baseball Associates, LLC; Boston Red Sox Baseball Club L.P.; Angels Baseball L.P.; Chicago White Sox Ltd.; St. Louis Cardinals, LLC; Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd.; Baseball Club of Seattle, LLP; Cincinnati Reds, LLC; Houston Baseball Partners, LLC; Athletics Investment Group, LLC; Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership; Cleveland Indians Baseball Co., L.P.; Cleveland Indians Baseball Co., Inc.; Padres L.P.; San Diego Padres Baseball Club, L.P.; Minnesota Twins, LLC; Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC; Detroit Tigers, Inc.; Los Angeles Dodgers Holding Co.; Sterling Mets L.P.; Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc.; AZPB L.P.; Baltimore Orioles, Inc.; Baltimore Orioles, L.P.; Phillies L.P.; Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc.; Pittsburgh Baseball P'ship; New York Yankees P'ship; Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd.; Rangers Baseball Express, LLC; Rangers Baseball, LLC; Chicago Baseball Holdings, LLC; Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc.; Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, L.P.; Office of Commissioner of Baseball, DBA Major League Baseball; Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 26, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Kornhauser (argued) and David Truong , Law Offices of Samuel Kornhauser, San Francisco, California; Brian David , Law Offices of Brian David, Chicago, Illinois; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John W. Keker (argued), David J. Rosen , Thomas E. Gorman , and R. Adam Lauridsen , Keker & Van Nest LLP, San Francisco, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Ferdinand F. Fernandez and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

In this case we consider whether professional minor league baseball is exempt from federal antitrust law. Applying controlling precedent, we hold that it is, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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