Marshall et al v. ESPN Inc. et al

Marshall et al v. ESPN Inc. et al

Plaintiff:	Javon Marshall, Steven Clarke, Chris Conner, Patrick Miller, Byron Moore, Chaz Moore, Sean Parker, Eric Samuels, Marlon Walls and Rod Wilks
Defendant:	ESPN Inc., CBS Broadcasting, Inc., National Broadcasting Company, Inc., ABC, Inc., Fox Broadcasting Company, IMG College, LLC, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Conference USA, Ohio Valley Conference, Big East Conference, IMG Worldwide, Inc., Big Ten Network Services, LLC, CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, Inc., JMI Sports LLC, Telesouth Communications, Inc., T3 Media, Inc., Learfield Sports LLC, William Morris Endeavors, LLC and Plaintiffs
Case Number:	3:2014cv01945
Filed:	October 3, 2014
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Office:	Nashville Office
County:	Davidson
Presiding Judge:	Joe Brown
Presiding Judge:	Kevin H. Sharp
Nature of Suit:	Antitrust
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1331
Jury Demanded By:	Plaintiff

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June 8, 2015	Filing 288 MEMORANDUM signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 6/8/2015. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(hb)
June 4, 2015	Filing 285 ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, the Motions to Dismiss filed by the Conference Defendants (Docket No. 214 ), the Licensing Defendants (Docket No. 218 ), and the Network Defendants (Docket No. 220 ) are hereby GR ANTED and this case is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Docket Nos. 226 & 231 ) are hereby DENIED AS MOOT. The Clerk of the Court shall enter a final judgment in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 6/4/2015. (hb)

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June 8, 2015

Filing 288 MEMORANDUM signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 6/8/2015. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(hb)

June 4, 2015

Filing 285 ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, the Motions to Dismiss filed by the Conference Defendants (Docket No. 214 ), the Licensing Defendants (Docket No. 218 ), and the Network Defendants (Docket No. 220 ) are hereby GR ANTED and this case is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Docket Nos. 226 & 231 ) are hereby DENIED AS MOOT. The Clerk of the Court shall enter a final judgment in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 6/4/2015. (hb)

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Plaintiff: Javon Marshall
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Steven Clarke
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Chris Conner
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Patrick Miller
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Byron Moore
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Chaz Moore
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Sean Parker
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Eric Samuels
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Marlon Walls
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Plaintiff: Rod Wilks
Represented By:	John Parker Branham
Represented By:	Richard Manson
Represented By:	Patrick D. McMurtray
Represented By:	Ronald A. Stewart
Represented By:	Stephen J. Zralek
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Defendant: ESPN Inc.
Represented By:	Stefan H. Atkinson
Represented By:	Roger G. Brooks
Represented By:	Evan R. Chesler
Represented By:	Joel D. Eckert
Represented By:	Samuel David Lipshie
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Defendant: CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
Represented By:	Yehudah L. Buchweitz
Represented By:	Robert Dale Grimes
Represented By:	Eric S. Hochstadt
Represented By:	James W. Quinn
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Defendant: National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
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Defendant: ABC, Inc.
Represented By:	Stefan H. Atkinson
Represented By:	Roger G. Brooks
Represented By:	Evan R. Chesler
Represented By:	Samuel David Lipshie
Represented By:	Nathan E. Siegel
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Defendant: Fox Broadcasting Company
Represented By:	Kevin T. Baine
Represented By:	Hal D. Hardin
Represented By:	Thomas G. Hentoff
Represented By:	Carl R. Metz
Represented By:	John E. Schmidtlein
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Defendant: IMG College, LLC
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Defendant: Atlantic Coast Conference
Represented By:	David Alexander Fardon
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Defendant: Big Ten Conference
Represented By:	Jay Scott Bowen
Represented By:	Richard J. Favretto
Represented By:	Britt Marie Miller
Represented By:	William V. Parsons, III
Represented By:	Andrew S. Rosenman
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Defendant: Big 12 Conference
Represented By:	Leane K. Capps
Represented By:	Amy D. Fitts
Represented By:	J. Gregory Grisham
Represented By:	Reid Daniel Leitner
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Defendant: Pacific-12 Conference
Represented By:	James N. Bowen
Represented By:	Scott P. Cooper
Represented By:	John R. Jacobson
Represented By:	Jennifer L. Jones
Represented By:	Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum
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Defendant: Southeastern Conference
Represented By:	Robert W. Fuller
Represented By:	Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr.
Represented By:	Mark W. Merritt
Represented By:	James Franklin Sanders
Represented By:	James Isaac Sanders
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Defendant: Conference USA
Represented By:	Leane K. Capps
Represented By:	Amy D. Fitts
Represented By:	J. Gregory Grisham
Represented By:	Reid Daniel Leitner
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Defendant: Ohio Valley Conference
Represented By:	Margaret Louise Behm
Represented By:	Tyler C. Yarbro
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Defendant: Big East Conference
Represented By:	James N. Bowen
Represented By:	Scott P. Cooper
Represented By:	John R. Jacobson
Represented By:	Jennifer L. Jones
Represented By:	Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum
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Defendant: IMG Worldwide, Inc.
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Defendant: Big Ten Network Services, LLC
Represented By:	Kevin T. Baine
Represented By:	Hal D. Hardin
Represented By:	Thomas G. Hentoff
Represented By:	Carl R. Metz
Represented By:	John E. Schmidtlein
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Defendant: CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, Inc.
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Defendant: JMI Sports LLC
Represented By:	Amy J. Everhart
Represented By:	Maria A. Spear
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Defendant: Telesouth Communications, Inc.
Represented By:	Samuel D. Gregory
Represented By:	John S. Hicks
Represented By:	Walker W. Jones, III
Represented By:	W. Scott Welch
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Defendant: T3 Media, Inc.
Represented By:	Robb S. Harvey
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Defendant: Learfield Sports LLC
Represented By:	Gail Vaughn Ashworth
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Defendant: William Morris Endeavors, LLC
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Defendant: Plaintiffs
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