Chris Canty and Dan Orlovsky don't agree on the seriousness of the Dolphins' actions. There is a time and a place for it.
The judge said that an effort to gather more evidence seems like an impermissible one, so it's likely that she'll rule in weeks.
The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court should remain in court because the lawyers for the coaches can't get more evidence from the other side, according to the ruling.
The court can only assume that they are attempting to embark on an impermissible fishing expedition because they should know whether they entered into any other contracts that would affect their agreement to arbitrate.
The judge said that lawyers for the coaches can argue that the proposed arbitrator is biased against them, but they don't need discovery to do so.
In February, Flores filed a lawsuit against the league, saying it wasrife with racism even as it publicly condemned it. The other coaches joined the lawsuit.
According to the terms of employment contracts and the constitution of the National Football League, the lawsuit that the league and six of its teams maintain is "without merit" is required to be heard by an independent third party.
Courts have not historically allowed lawyers to gather evidence before making a decision on whether or not a case should be heard in an international court of law.
Unless the agreement is invalid, it's binding on the parties. The Court's analysis is limited to determining whether there is a valid agreement to arbitrate, whether one party has failed to perform its duties under that agreement, and whether the agreement is properly interpreted.
Attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor and John Elefterakis said in a statement that they are confident that they will defeat the efforts of the NFL to move this matter into a private and confidential arbitration.
The public scrutiny of the racial discrimination and retaliation claims we have brought is being hidden by the NFL. They should let the process play out in court if they are confident in their defense.
The lawyers for the coaches were told to submit their arguments by August 19 and the league was told to respond by the 26th.
The results of the NFL's investigation into allegations by Flores that the Dolphins owner offered $100,000 to lose games were released last week.
According to investigators, neither Ross nor anyone from the team told Flores to deliberately lose. According to investigators, any $100,000-a-game offer was not meant to be a serious one. Ross believed the draft position should take priority over the won-loss record, according to investigators.
The National Football League fined Ross and suspended him for having impermissible communications with Tom Brady when he was under contract with the New England Pats and Sean Payton when he was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
Ross had called Flores' allegations false.
The lawyers for the teams and the league didn't reply to the messages.
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