Plaintiffs James W. Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton and Mike Mathis were former referees of defendant National Basketball Association. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant unilaterally severed plaintiffs' health, dental, life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, as well as employee assistance program coverage.
James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton and Mike Mathis |
National Basketball Association, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Bobcats, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle Supersonics, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC, Guardian, The, Dental Guard Preferred and UNUM Life Insurance Company of America |
5:2006cv00571 |
May 24, 2006 |
US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City Office |
Cleveland |
Lee R. West |
Other Statutory Actions |
29 U.S.C. § 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement |
Plaintiff |
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Filing 41 ORDER Granting the defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction re 27 and finding Moot the defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 10/3/07. (brs, ) |
Filing 40 REPLY by Defendants National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Defendant's REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO TRANSFER VENUE AND BRIEF IN SUPPORT filed by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Halem, Daniel) |
Filing 39 DECLARATION by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Halem, Daniel) |
Filing 38 ORDER granting 37 Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Reply due by 7/31/2007. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 7/23/07. (brs, ) |
Filing 37 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, 36 Response in Opposition to Motion,, by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 36 RESPONSE in Opposition re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by all plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- 1995 CBA# 2 Exhibit 2- 1999 CBA# 3 Exhibit 3- Plaintiff Employment History# 4 Exhibit 4- Middleton COBRA & Insurance Cancellation Notice# 5 Exhibit 5- Mayfield COBRA & Ins. Cancellation Notice# 6 Exhibit 6- Mathis Cobra & Ins. Cancellation Notice# 7 Exhibit 7- Durham Cobra & Ins. Cancellation Notice# 8 Exhibit 8- Ins. Denial Reconsideration Request# 9 Exhibit 9- Criqui Plan Administrator denial of reconsideration# 10 Exhibit 10- Plan Notice of No furhter Exhaustion# 11 Exhibit 11- Gibson Affidavit)(Gibson, Loren) |
Filing 35 ORDER granting 34 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, Response due by 7/13/2007. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 6/28/07. (brs, ) |
Filing 34 SECOND MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by all plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- Email Stream w/ Proskauer Rose# 2 Exhibit 2- 6-19-07 Email D. Halem# 3 Exhibit 3- 6-12-07 email B. Lam)(Gibson, Loren) |
Filing 33 ORDER granting 32 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Response due by 6/28/2007. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 5/30/07. (brs, ) |
Filing 32 FIRST MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by all plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- 5-25-07 Ganz Email# 2 Exhibit 2- 5-23-07 NBRA letter)(Gibson, Loren) |
Filing 31 ENTRY of Appearance by Deidre A Grossman on behalf of National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC (Grossman, Deidre) |
Filing 30 ENTRY of Appearance by Daniel R Halem on behalf of National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC (Halem, Daniel) |
Filing 29 ENTRY of Appearance by Howard L Ganz on behalf of National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC (Ganz, Howard) |
Filing 28 AFFIDAVIT in Support re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5 Vol. 1# 6 Exhibit 5 Vol. 2# 7 Exhibit 5 Vol. 3# 8 Exhibit 6# 9 Exhibit 7 Vol. 1# 10 Exhibit 7 Vol. 2)(Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Luthey, Graydon) |
Filing 26 ENTRY of Appearance by Loren F Gibson on behalf of all plaintiffs (Gibson, Loren) |
Filing 25 Receipt for Money Received from Hall, Estill in the amount of $150.00, receipt number 121841 regarding 21 , 23 , 22 (brs, ) |
Filing 24 ORDER granting Motions to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Howard L Ganz, Daniel R Halem and Deidre A Grossman re 21 , 22 , 23 , subject to the payment by each of the required fee, submission by each of an entry of appearance, and registration by each for electronic case filing within 10 days. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 5/4/07. (brs, ) |
Filing 23 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Deidre A. Grossman by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 22 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Daniel R. Halem by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Howard L. Ganz by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 20 ORDER granting 14 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer National Basketball Association answer due 5/9/2007; New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets answer due 5/9/2007; NBA Properties Inc answer due 5/9/2007; NBA Entertainment Inc answer due 5/9/2007; NBA Media Ventures LLC answer due 5/9/2007.. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 4/10/07. (brs, ) |
Filing 19 ENTRY of Appearance by Graydon Dean Luthey, Jr on behalf of National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC (Luthey, Graydon) |
Filing 18 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - CORPORATE by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC of National Basketball Association. (Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 17 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - CORPORATE by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC of NBA Properties, Inc.. (Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 16 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - CORPORATE by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC of NBA Entertainment, Inc.. (Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 15 ENTRY of Appearance by Stephanie A Horton on behalf of National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC (Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 14 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC. (Horton, Stephanie) |
Filing 13 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. National Basketball Association served on 3/19/2007. (Little, David) |
Filing 12 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. NBA Properties Inc served on 3/19/2007. (Little, David) |
Filing 11 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. NBA Entertainment Inc served on 3/19/2007. (Little, David) |
Filing 10 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. NBA Media Ventures LLC served on 3/19/2007. (Little, David) |
Filing 9 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets served on 3/20/2007. (Little, David) |
Summons Issued as to National Basketball Association, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA Properties Inc, NBA Entertainment Inc, NBA Media Ventures LLC, Guardian, The. (brs, ) |
Filing 8 ORDER granting 7 Motion to Stay Case to and including 3/20/07 in order to obtain service. Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 12/15/06. (brs, ) |
Filing 7 MOTION to Stay Case Pending Arbitration by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. (Little, David) |
Filing 6 MOTION to Stay Case Pending Arbitration by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. (Little, David) |
Filing 5 ORDER Granting 4 Motion to Stay Case Proceedings Pending Arbitration and Granting plaintiffs an additional 90 days, up to and including 12/20/06 to obtain service of process on the defendants . Signed by Judge Lee R. West on 9/22/06. (brs, ) |
Filing 4 FIRST MOTION to Stay Case Pending Arbitration Request by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. (Little, David) |
Filing 3 Receipt for Money Received from David M. Little, P.C. in the amount of $350.00, receipt number 116556 regarding 1 Complaint (brs, ) |
Filing 2 ENTRY of Appearance by David W Little on behalf of all plaintiffs (Little, David) |
Filing 1 COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by James W Mayfield, Terry Durham, Edmund Middleton, Mike Mathis. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(brs, ) |
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