Office of the Comm'r of Baseball v. Markell, No. 09-3297

It need not be decided whether District court's denial of a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the National Hockey League, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association was proper where, as a matter of law, the elements of Delaware's sports lottery violates the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, 28 U.S.C. section 3701.   

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Appellate Information

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (D.C. No. 06-cv-00538)
District Judge: Honorable Gregory M. Sleet

Argued August 20, 2009
Opinion Filed August 31,2009

Judges

Before:  McKee, Fuentes and Hardiman, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Circuit Judge Hardiman

Counsel

Counsel for Appellant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Pauletta J. Brown, Megan W. Cascio, Susan W. Waesco  

Counsel for Appellee:  Andre G. Bouchard, Joel E. Friedlander, Sean M. Brennecke, David J. Margules