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ZIMMERMAN v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Civ. A. No. 85-2392.

632 F.Supp. 398 (1986)

Gary ZIMMERMAN, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Kiles, James J. McDermott, O'Connor & Hannan, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

John H. Schafer, Paul J. Tagliabue, Sonya D. Winner, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., for NFL, NFLMC, Rozelle, Donlan, and teams.

Joseph A. Yablonski, Yablonski, Both & Edelman, Washington, D.C., for NFLPA and Upshaw.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Senior District Judge:

This proceeding involves a challenge under the federal antitrust laws to the "supplemental draft" conducted in April 1984 by the defendant National Football League ("NFL"). That draft affected players already under contract to professional football leagues other than the NFL. Plaintiff Gary Zimmerman, the third player chosen in the supplemental draft, is currently employed by the United States...

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