UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CITY OF OAKLAND, Case No. 18-cv-07444-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT
OAKLAND RAIDERS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 73 Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff the City of Oakland (“Oakland”) brings this action against the Defendants the Oakland Raiders (the “Raiders”), the National Football League (the “NFL”), and all thirty-one other teams in the NFL,1 asserting that the Raiders’ decision to leave Oakland, and the NFL’s approval of that decision, violate the antitrust laws and the NFL’s own governing documents, among other claims. On a motion by Defendants, the Court previously dismissed Oakland’s complaint with leave to amend. Oakland has now filed a first amended complaint, and Defendants move to dismiss once again under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. The Court held a public hearing by videoconference on April 17, 2020. For the reasons discussed below, Defendants’…