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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis has granted NFL owners' request for a permanent stay of a prior ruling halting their lockout.
The 8th Circuit originally granted the league a temporary stay on April 29, four days after U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson lifted the lockout. The order means the lockout remains in effect until the NFL's full appeal of Nelson's ruling is heard on June 3.
The court's decision comes on the same day the two sides resumed court-ordered mediation in Minneapolis. It was the fifth day of talks in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan, but the first since April 20.
At the same time, U.S. District Judge David Doty is determining the fate of some $4 billion in broadcast revenue he previously ruled was unfairly secured by the NFL in the last round of contract extensions with the networks to use as leverage in the form of lockout insurance. The players have asked Doty to put that money in escrow and for more than $707 million in damages, too.
Goodell, executive vice president Jeff Pash and four team owners -- Rooney, Mike Brown of the Cincinnati Bengals, John Mara of the New York Giants and Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers -- were on hand with their legal team for Monday's session with Boylan.
The head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith, and three other lawyers for the players were present for their side. Linebacker Ben Leber, one of the players listed as a plaintiff in the still-pending federal antitrust lawsuit against the league, also attended. Hall of Famer Carl Eller and attorneys were there representing the retired players.
Source: AP
The 8th Circuit originally granted the league a temporary stay on April 29, four days after U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson lifted the lockout. The order means the lockout remains in effect until the NFL's full appeal of Nelson's ruling is heard on June 3.
The court's decision comes on the same day the two sides resumed court-ordered mediation in Minneapolis. It was the fifth day of talks in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan, but the first since April 20.
At the same time, U.S. District Judge David Doty is determining the fate of some $4 billion in broadcast revenue he previously ruled was unfairly secured by the NFL in the last round of contract extensions with the networks to use as leverage in the form of lockout insurance. The players have asked Doty to put that money in escrow and for more than $707 million in damages, too.
Goodell, executive vice president Jeff Pash and four team owners -- Rooney, Mike Brown of the Cincinnati Bengals, John Mara of the New York Giants and Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers -- were on hand with their legal team for Monday's session with Boylan.
The head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith, and three other lawyers for the players were present for their side. Linebacker Ben Leber, one of the players listed as a plaintiff in the still-pending federal antitrust lawsuit against the league, also attended. Hall of Famer Carl Eller and attorneys were there representing the retired players.
Source: AP