Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. National Football League, an Unincorporated Association, Baltimore Football Club, Inc. (Baltimore Colts), Buffalo Bills, Inc., Chargers Football Co. (San Diego Chargers), Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns, Inc., Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc., Detroit Lions, Inc., Five Smiths, Inc. (Atlanta Falcons), Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston Oilers, Inc., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Los Angeles Rams Football Co., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc., New England Patriots Football Club, Inc., New Orleans Saints Louisiana Partnership, New York Football Giants, New York Jets Football Club, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., Pro-Football, Inc. (Washington Redskins), Efk Sports, Ltd., Sued Herein as Rocky Mountain Empire Sports, Inc. (Denver Broncos), St. Louis Football Cardinals Co., San Francisco Forty-Niners, Seattle Professional Football (Seattle Seahawks), and Tampa Bay Area Nfl Football, Inc. (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Oakland Raiders, Ltd., Cross Claimant-Appellee v. National Football League, an Unincorporated Association, Cross

Good Law

791 F.2d 1356·1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 26184

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 16, 198683-5907California15,717 words

Opinion

791 F.2d 1356 55 USLW 2037 , 1986-1 Trade Cases 67,140 LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, an unincorporated association, Baltimore Football Club, Inc. (Baltimore Colts), Buffalo Bills, Inc., Chargers Football Co. (San Diego Chargers), Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns, Inc., Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc., Detroit Lions, Inc., Five Smiths, Inc. (Atlanta Falcons), Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston Oilers, Inc., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Los Angeles Rams Football Co., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc., New England Patriots Football Club, Inc., New Orleans Saints Louisiana Partnership, New York Football Giants, New York Jets Football Club, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., Pro-Football, Inc. (Washington Redskins), EFK Sports, Ltd., sued herein as Rocky Mountain Empire Sports, Inc. (Denver Broncos), St. Louis Football Cardinals Co., San Francisco Forty-Niners, Seattle Professional Football (Seattle Seahawks), and Tampa Bay Area NFL Football, Inc. (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Defendants-Appellants.…

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Parties

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission
Plaintiff
National Football League, an Unincorporated Association, Baltimore Football Club, Inc. , Buffalo Bills, Inc., Chargers Football Co. , Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns, Inc., Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc., Detroit Lions, Inc., Five Smiths, Inc. , Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston Oilers, Inc., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Los Angeles Rams Football Co., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc., New England Patriots Football Club, Inc., New Orleans Saints Louisiana Partnership, New York Football Giants, New York Jets Football Club, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., Pro-Football, Inc. , Efk Sports, Ltd., Sued Herein
Defendant

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