IN RE: Professional Basketball Antitrust Litigation

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Date a | VL cai -	4/13/72 | 1. JMOTION FOR CONSOLIDATION, ”&upporting brief, supplemental motion wi
[ additional actions, complaints, miscellaneous
1 exhibits, certificate	of service. 0&92/2 Amendmentto motion	by J.McDaniel.to	add Ky	(7225-27)to	motion	fo
IN onsolidation (w/ce bof service)
4/26/72 - REQ. FOR EXT. OF TIME by AmericanBasketball Association, et al. to	& incl. 5/8/72.
4/26/72 -] ORDER EXTENDING TIME to all parties to & incl. 5/8/72 to responses.	4/28 i PHOENTX NS = reguest for an indefinite extension of time from
a PhoenixSuns... to.Lesband. £0 Bot on. esT—	5/2/72 i HEARING ORDER - Setting	A-1 through B-1 for hearing, Denver, cclorado
Eo June 2, 1972; Notified counsel, involved judges.
5/2/72 | ORDER- Denying Phoenix Suns request	for an extension of time.
; Notified counsel
2 § 3. J PHOENIX NS. — Brief, Affidavit, and Certi. of Service tomotion
BXRXXXX 8 to transfer. ]
5/8/72 | 4 NAMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Response to motion, brief, cert of
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5/8/72 5 J NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOC. Response to motion w/cert of service
5/8/72 6 CAROLINA COUGARS, RDG CORP., MUNCHAK CORP., GORHAM AND SCHEER
|} Response to motion w/cert of service
5/49/72 — NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION — Memorandum	and response -w/cert — —	3 | Q ervice
5/15/72 §8. JNATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - Second Memorandum w/Cert., of Ser.= 7.7
5/22/72 §9a§ Movants (Games MeDami els) Snendment To tepry-pbrist—
Ls OPINION AND ORDER - Denying transfer-sent to all interested judges; Z_/#x	2 counsel; publishers; clerks; and Panel members. (Entered) -
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Case MDL No. 102 Document 1 Filed O 3
® DOCKET NO. 102 -- JUDICIAL PANEL Sh MILD 187% &P fr rca TON .-— /
LL. ® Description of Litigation
IN RE PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL ANTITRUST LITIGATION :
- summary of Papel Action
Date(s) of Hearing(s) fom? ~ P2— 3 ~
Date(s) of Opinion(s) or Order (s) 2/13/22 PY [dae 1708
Consolidation Ordered Name of Transferee Judge
Consolidation Denied Vv Transferee District
Intra-| District civil Date ofQffice and Action Transfer| Transferee |Dismissal
Number Caption Judge Number bate Docket No. jor Remand Misc.
A-1 | James McDaniels, et al. v. The W.D.Wash|. Lorne McDaniels
Carolina cgugars, et al. Sharp | 135-72C2 motion-4/13/7	oo
A-2 ~| The Carolina Cougars, et al. Vv. c.D.Cal. |
All-Pro Management, Inc., et al. Hill V172-345-1H | "
© A=3 «| The Munchak Corporation, etc. Vv. M.D.N.C. | "James R. McDaniels Gordon -51-G-72 .
A-4 | The Munchak Corperation, etc. Vv.
The National Basketball Associa- |N.D. Ga. ."
tion, et al. O'Aél/ey| 16269
A-5 N American Basketball Association,
et al. v. National Basketball IN.D.Cal. "
Association, et al. Zirpoliv 51055 . ] |L
A-§ Vv American Basketball Association, .D.Cal4 C=-72-509-5¢ | "v. National Basketball Associa- onti
tion, et al. i
A-7 ' | James McDaniels, et al. v. The .D.Wash| . "
Carolina Cougars, et al. Sharp J 179-72C2 ol lA .
| 5/23/)5
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— pS - I CL;Intra- District Civil Date of
Office and Action Transfer| Transferee| Dismissal
Number| caption	| Judge|Number| Date |Docket No.jor Remand _Misc.
B-1 All Members of the National W.D.Ky 7225-A 71
Collegiate Athletic Assoc. Vv. Allen | motion	All Members of the American
Basketball Association, et al.
) THE FOLLOWING RELATED ACTIONS WERE NOT CONSIDERED FOR CONSOLIDA PANEL:
c-1 Washington Capitols Basketball N.D. Ca
Club v. Richard F. Barry III 52229
Cc-2 The National Collegiate Athletic
Association, et al. v. American E.D. Pa.
Basketball Association, et al. 72-717 |
c-3 Oscar Robertson, et al. v. S.D. Ny |
National Basketball Association, 70 Civ. 1326 |
et al. | :
| |
Cc-4 The Virginia Squires Basketball C.C. C.A. 172-723-N
Club, Inc., v. Charles Scott Chesapeake :
C-5 The Virginia Squires Basketball Arizona
Club, Inc., et al. v. Charles T. 72-138 PHX|CAM ]
Scott
C-6 The Phoenix Professional Arizona
Basketball Club v. The American 72-143 PHX|CAM
Basketball Association, et al. |
c~7 Charles Scott, et al. v. The Arizona
American Basketball Association, | 72~142-PHX| CAM
et al. | |
C-8 Irving H. Levin, et al. v. IN.D.I11.| | | | |
| National Basketball Assn., et al. Decker 7 C 1966 ! |
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ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
8 DOCKET NO. 102 -- IN RE PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL ANTITRUST LITIGATION
RXAXHKXKR REAKEARAIRK
JAMES R. McDANIELS THE CAROLINA COUGARS
| Charles S. Burdell, Esquire RDG CORPORATION
Ferguson & Burdell THE MUNCHAK CORPORATION
C 929 Logan Building THEODORE J. MUNCHAK	Seattle, Washington 98101 ROBERT D. GORHAM
CARL SCHEER
Frank Love, Jr., Esquire
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy
THE SEATTLE SUPERSONICS 11th Floor, Citizens & Southern
SAMUEL SCHULMAN Bank Building
* Melville Monheimer, Jr., Esquire Atlanta, Georgia 30303
John M. Schermer, Esquire
Monheimer, Schermer, Van Fredenberg
& Smith ATLANTH HA
510 Securities Building lpatrick/ Co Rogers, McClatchey
Seattle, Washington 98101 & Reg tein
1045 Huft BWNLAin
Atlanta, Georgia 0303
ATHLETES ADVISORY GROUP, INC.
NORMAN BLASS
William L. Dwyer, Esquire PHOENIX PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
Culp, Dwyer, Guterson & Grader CLUB (PHOENIX SUNS)
13th Floor, Hoge Building Stanley G. Feldman, Esquire
Seattle, Washington 98104 Miller, Pitt & Feldman
201 North Stone Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85701
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
C JACK DOLPH	Frederick P. Furth, Esquire GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Russ Building, Suite 1330 LEMAT CORPORATION D/B/A
235 Montgomery Street SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS
San Francisco, California 94104 Robert L. Dunn, Esquire
Bancroft, Avery & McAlister
240 Stockton Street
ALL-PRO MANAGEMENT INC. San Francisco, California 94108
AL ROSS
John J. Quinn, Esquire
Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard & Quinn
611 West Sixth St., 23rd Floor
( Los Angeles, California 90017
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REHM HIIREIX DBNBNGEHEX
Mr. J. Walter Kennedy
Two Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 2360
New York, New York 10001
San Diego Rockets
3500 Sports Arena Boulevard
San Diego, California 92110
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
(& Member Teams)
PHILADELPHIA 76'ERS ATLANTA HAWKS
BALTIMORE BULLETS ®BOSTON CELTICS
DETROIT PISTONS
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
CHICAGO BULLS
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
HOUSTON ROCKETS
CINCINNATI ROYALS
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
George C. Gallantz, Esquire
Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn
300 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
ALI, MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Henry G. Eager, Esquire
Swanson, Midgley, Eager, Gangwere
| & Thurlo
1500 Commerce Bank Building C	Kansas City, Missouri 64106
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CORPORATION
NEW YORK KNICKEOBKCERS, INE.
Roy C. Reardon, Esquire
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
DOCKET NO. 102
ATTORNEY LIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION - v
g J ~~ DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
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No." Plaintiff Defendant 7
A-1 (fries S. Burdell, Esquire The rofing Cougars	Ferguson & Burdell Greenskyro C sseum
929 Logan Building 1921 West L treet ]
Seattle, Washington 98101 Greedisboo,’ North Carolina 30303
| (for McDaniels) The Wunghak\Corppration
ohn M. Schermer, Esquire c/o T Caro Cougars
glville Monheimer, Jr., Esquire Gree ro ColJsseum
Monheimer, Schermer, Van Fredenberg 192) Wes Leg Shreet
& Smith Greensboro, "North Carolina 30303
510 Securities Building
Seattle, Washington 98101 | RD§ Corpoxatio
(for Sonics). c/o caxolfna Cougars
Sas EE ; Greepsboro losseum
19 Wagt fied\\Street
| Greensboro, North Carolina 30303
ATHELETES ADVISORY GROUPE, ZAR,
PRMAN BLASS
William L. Dwyer, Esquire
Culp, Dwyer, Guterson & Grader
13th Floor, Hoge Building =.	Seattle, Washington 98104 .
Amexigan Bagketka Association
o 1700 fBroadyay	New” York, /New Ygr 10019
Mr. \Thebdora\Muygchak
215 Piedmont enue East
Atladta) Geofgi 30312
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-. M Rohert B, Gorpham
' c/o\T CcarolNna/Cougars
| GreeX{sboro ColdEseum19 est Lee eet
Gfeensboro, orth Carolina 30303
® Mr. \Jagk DoYph
§ c/o Ayleric Bask¥tball Association
1700 aodwa
New” York, /New \York' 10019
No Defendant
A-2 Frederick P. Furth, Esquire Te ALL-PRO MANAGEMENT INC.	fhomas—I——Gundlasch—Begquire “sx AL /ROSS
Russ Building, Suite 1330 eo John J. Quinn, Esquire
235 Montgomery Street : Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard & Quinn
San Francisco, California 94104 611 West Sixth Street, 23rd Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Richard	H. Hicks, Esquire
Hutchinson& Irwin
411 West Fifth St., Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90013
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A-3 1 william Bckernan, Esquire JAMES R. MCDANIELS	Forman & Zuckerman, P.A. Bynum M. Hunter, Esquire oPost Office B 2157 Smith, Moore, Smith, Schell & Hunter
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 700 Jefferson Building
Post Office Drawer G
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
A-4 rank Love, Jr., Esquire Natilofial B tball Assogigtion
Dowell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy Two Aennsylygnia PXaza, te 2360
11th Floor, Citizens & Southern New (Y&rk, Wew\Yo 1000
Bank Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Sea e Supegsonics
for Carolina Cougars	¥~ 221 Wh razor	Seatf£le\, Wgshdngton 98119
Frederick P. Furth, Esquire
Address as above Phognjyx Suqs
| for RDE—€orpexasiaqn 2303 orth ¥entral Avenue
| The—Munchak—Corporation | Phoénik, i%ona 85004
Rebert-D.—Gorham
Fmoodore funchak Al -Pro Managegent, Inc.Cerise Log fell Cr Lage 190 venue of e Stars, Suite 1600
Fro Ae “24 10d Angeles, CeAi¥ornia 90067
Mr.™1l /Ross
1950 Hane o e Stars, Suite 1600 C	Los Angeles, \fornia 90067
* Also for Mr. J. Waltex ennedy [Gary )RDG Corporation Two Pennsylva)ia P1 Suite 2360.7	=	ennsylvapia aza, Suite Te
The Munchak Corporation New York, Ne ork 10001 “LT
Theodore J. Munchak . Co
Robert D. Gorham Mr.> Samdel ‘§chu an
carl Scheer c/o ionali\G¢heral Corporation
P. 0./Rox 5484], Terminal Annex
N Los /AAngdles,/ California 90054
Baltimoxe Bullets C
: BRE (147)Baltimore\ Maryland 2X201
DOCKET NO. 102
oT ATTORNEY LIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION I
& DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
IN RE PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL ANTITRUST LITIGATION
No. Plaintiff Defendant
Boston ics Ess)	Boston @ayden, North ation
C Boston, Massachusetts 02114
~. PDetroit stons (Zo
$202 MicH gan Avenue =/	Detroit, Michigan 482
Milwauke ucks “a, :700 W. sconsin Avend®” /	| Milwaukee) Wisconsin 233
New York Kni erbockergz
\ JMadison Sqydre Garden <<4 Pennsylyafhia Plaza =	New York, New York 1000
: aN Philadelphi 76" exs (Co“J The Specprum > /	Broad reget & Pattison
\ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148
ATLANTA HAWKS
Kilpatrick, Cody, Rogers, McClatchey
& Regenstein
C 1045 Hurt BuildingAtlanta, Georgia 30303 pA > pr = , 7
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NN os Angeles hers of 5 )post OffiXx€ Box 10 )	Inglewood, California 9030
\ fhicago ullds (si	505 NortpXMichiga venu
Chicago linois 60611 :
MGolden S e Warriors ”
C 556 Goldel Gate Avenue 77	. San Francisco, California 94102
; \ . y 77
Portland ilblazers (157)	700 NE Mulynomah St., Suite 3
Portland, egon 97232
No. | Plaintiff Defendant
N the Hodson Rockets 1/3/])	930 Kixby Drive
ouston /\Texas 77006
\ incixnati Royals
inci ti Gardens ey)	250 Sgywour Avenue
Cincinnatiy Ohio 45212
Cleveland avaliers / 4 >
3717 Euc)Ad Avenue Ss) :Clevelard,\ Ohio 44115
Lemat Cor ‘ation d/b/a 3a SRN C	Francigfo Warriors ON
556 Golden\ Gate Avenue
San Francijco, California 94102
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San Die Rockets NR a.
3500 SpdXts Arena Boulevard	Wo / -. ~.
San Diégo) California 92110	§¥ a
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A-5 Frederick P. Furth, Esquire NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 726r74%¢Address same as above George G. Gallantz, Esquire Toe 222
Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn
William C. Barnard, Esquire 300 Park Avenue
Sommer, Tinkham, Barnard New York, New York 10022
& Freiberger
815 Merchants Bank Building Soren
Indianapolis, Indiana PHOENIX PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL CLUB (7375)	: \ Stanley G. Feldman, Esquire \ re
A-6 Same as A-5 abov Miller, Pitt & Feldman
a © 201 North Stone Avenue ~
A-7 Same as A-1 above Kenaogh OB! Erdem 337
Dona¥d W. Ferrell/ Esquire
Shoft\ Cressman Cable
3040 Sesttle-Fifst\National Bank Bldg.
Seattle, Washjngton \98154
B-1 Joseph Seopher, Fed. SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORSehl, opher, raves & Deindoerfer GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Kentucky Home Life Building LEMAT CORPORATION
Louisville, Kentucky Robert L. Dunn, Esquire
CH gE. E Bancroft, Avery & McAlister
| 1500" Commerce Bank Bldg 240 Stockton Street
( Kansas City, Missouri 64106 San Francisco, California 94108
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