Vilma v. National Football League
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma sought an order of specific performance to compel NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to comply with the terms of the NFL-National Football League Players Association Collective Bargaining Agreement and issue a decision on Vilma's appeal of Goodell's prior disciplinary decision in a manner and according to the timeframe mandated by the NFL-NFLPA CBA. This suit is related to Goodell's suspension of Vilma without pay for the entire 2012 regulator season because of Vilma's alleged participation in a bounty program that provided monetary incentives for injuring specific opposing players.
| Jonathan Vilma |
| National Football League |
| 2:2012cv01718 |
| June 30, 2012 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
| New Orleans Office |
| Out of State |
| Helen G. Berrigan |
| Daniel E. Knowles |
| Labor/Management Relations |
| 29 U.S.C. ยง 185 |
| None |
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| Filing 3 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Susie Morgan and Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby. (cl, ) |
| Filing 2 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Peter R. Ginsberg (Fee previously paid) by Jonathan Vilma. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Williams, Conrad) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against National Football League (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 053L-3575026) filed by Jonathan Vilma. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Ginsberg, Peter) |
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