American Needle, Inc . v. National Football League

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Submitted July 16, 2010
Decided August 24, 2010
Before
MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge
DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judge
JOHN D. TINDER, Circuit Judge
No. 07‐4006
AMERICAN NEEDLE, I NC .,
Plaintiff‐Appellant,
v.
NATIONAL F OOTBALL L EAGUE, et al.,
Defendants‐Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District
Court for the Northern District of
Illinois, Eastern Division.
No. 04 C 7806
James B. Moran,
Judge.
O R D E R
On May 24, 2010, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded our decision in this case,
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football, et al., 130 S. Ct. 2201 (2010). A certified copy of the
Supreme Court’s opinion was filed with this court on June 25, 2010.
Pursuant to Circuit Rule 54, the parties in this case filed their statements of positions as
NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

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to the action which ought to be taken by this court on remand. All parties requested that this
case be remanded to the district court.
On consideration of the position statements, we order this case REMANDED to the
district court for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion in American
Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, et al., 130 S. Ct. 2201 (2010).

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