OAKLEY v. DOLAN

Docket No. 20-642 August Term 2020.

980 F.3d 279 (2020)

Charles OAKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James DOLAN, in his individual capacity, in his professional capacity, MSG Networks, Inc., Madison Square Garden Company, MSG Sports & Entertainment, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Wigdor , Wigdor LLP, New York, NY ( Renan F. Varghese , Wigdor LLP, New York, NY, Nelson A. Boxer , Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant Charles Oakley.

Randy M. Mastro ( Akiva Shapiro , Declan T. Conroy , Grace E. Hart , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees James Dolan, MSG Networks, Inc., Madison Square Garden Company, and MSG Sports & Entertainment, LLC.

Before: NEWMAN, CALABRESI, CARNEY, Circuit Judges.


This appeal concerns the sufficiency of allegations of unreasonable force applied by security personnel endeavoring to remove a spectator from a sports arena. Plaintiff-Appellant Charles Oakley appeals from the February 20, 2020, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Richard J. Sullivan...

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