Washington Capitols Basketball Club, Inc. v. Barry

419 F.2d 472 WASHINGTON CAPITOLS BASKETBALL CLUB, INC., a District of Columbia corporation, Appellee, v. Richard F. BARRY, III, also known as Rick Barry; Lemat Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the general partner of a limited partnership doing business under the name of San Francisco Warriors; and San Francisco Warriors, a limited partnership, Appellants. No. 24921. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. November 28, 1969. Robert M. Ruben (argued) and Robert A. Holtzman, of Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, Cal., Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Clinton & Clark, San Francisco, Cal., for appellants. Frederick P. Furth (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellee. Before HAMLEY, MERRILL and TRASK, Circuit Judges. TRASK, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal from an order of The United States District Court for the Northern District of California which granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiff, Washington Capitols Basketball Club, Inc., (1) enjoining the defendant, Richard F. (Rick) Barry III from playing basketball for any professional team other than the Washington "Caps" and (2) enjoining the San Francisco Warriors and Lemat Corporation 1 from attempting to enforce…