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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL v. BUTTERWORTH

No. 4:01cv511-RH.

181 F.Supp.2d 1316 (2001)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Robert A. BUTTERWORTH, etc., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

December 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Eugene Kinney, John Phillips Cole, Foley & Lardner, Jacksonville, FL, Mary K. Braza, Milwaukee, WI, for Major League Baseball and Allan H. Selig.

Lori S. Rowe, Gray, Harris & Robinson, PA, Peter V. Antonacci, Gray, Harris & Robinson, Tallahassee, FL, for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Ltd. and Florida Marlins Baseball Club LLC.

Patricia A. Conners, Attorney General, State of Florida, John D C Newton, II, Attorney General, State of Florida, Economic Crimes Etc. Div., Tallahassee, FL, for Robert A. Butterworth.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HINKLE, District Judge.

Major League Baseball has announced its intention to contract from 30 clubs to 28 for the 2002 season. The issue in this action is whether the federal and state antitrust laws apply to the proposed contraction. The defendant Attorney General of the State of Florida asserts that the antitrust laws do apply. Pursuant to his statutory authority to investigate possible violations of the federal and state antitrust...

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