Jones

Jones v. PGA Tour, Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaAugust 10, 20225:22-cv-04486California5,607 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 PHIL MICKELSON, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04486-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS

v. TALOR GOOCH, HUDSON

SWAFFORD, AND MATT JONES’S

PGA TOUR, INC., MOTION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

Defendant. [Re: ECF No. 2]

13 Three elite golfers who joined LIV Golf, accepting lucrative signing deals, now seek this 14 Court’s protection from tournament suspensions imposed by PGA TOUR under the terms of the 15 TOUR regulations the golfers previously agreed to. That emergency request is DENIED. 16 Before the Court is Plaintiffs Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford, and Matt Jones’s (collectively, 17 “TRO Plaintiffs”) motion for temporary restraining order in this antitrust and breach of contract case 18 against Defendant PGA Tour, Inc. (“PGA TOUR”). TRO Plaintiffs are three of the eleven Plaintiffs, 19 who are all professional golfers and PGA TOUR members. Plaintiffs are suing PGA TOUR for its 20 conduct related to…

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