1 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM General Docket Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Docket #: 16-1659 Docketed: 05/18/2016 Nature of Suit: 3410 STATUTES-Antitrust Termed: 07/14/2016 Garber v. Office of the Commissioner of Appeal From: SDNY (NEW YORK CITY) Fee Status: Paid Case Type Information: 1) Civil 2) Private 3) - Originating Court Information: District: 0208-1 : 12-cv-3704 Trial Judge: Valerie E. Caproni, U.S. District Judge Date Filed: 05/09/2012 Date Order/Judgment: Date Order/Judgment EOD: Date NOA Filed: Date Rec'd COA: 04/27/2016 04/27/2016 05/18/2016 05/18/2016 Prior Cases: None Current Cases: None Panel Assignment: Not available Fernanada Garber Marc Lerner, representing themselves and all others similarly situated Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C. Suite 4130 3 Logan Square 1717 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Derek Rasmussen, representing themselves and all others similarly situated Robert Silver, representing themselves and all others similarly situated Garrett Traub Peter Herman Craig W. Hillwig, Esq., - Direct: 215-238-1700 Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C. Suite 2100 1 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
2 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Vincent Birbiglia, representing themselves and all others similarly situated ------------------------------ MLB Advanced Media L.P. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Proskauer Rose LLP 11 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Wilkinson Walsh & Eskovitz Suite 800 1900 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 DirecTV Sports Networks LLC DIRECTV, LLC Joseph Serino, Jr., Esq., - Direct: 212-446-4800 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Andrew E. Paris, Esq., Counsel Direct: 213-576-1000 Alston & Bird LLP 16th Floor 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Joseph Serino, Jr., Esq., - Direct: 212-446-4800 Root Sports Pittsburgh Root Sports Rocky Mountain Joseph Serino, Jr., Esq., - Direct: 212-446-4800 Joseph Serino, Jr., Esq., - Direct: 212-446-4800
3 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Root Sports Northwest Comcast Corp. Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area, L.P. Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, L.P. Yankees Entertainment and Sports Networks, LLC Joseph Serino, Jr., Esq., - Direct: 212-446-4800 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Jonathan D. Schiller, - Direct: 212-446-2300 Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 575 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Alan B. Vickery, Esq., Partner Direct: 212-446-2300 Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 7th Floor 575 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Athletics Investment Group, LLC Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P.
4 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Chicago White Sox Ltd. Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd. New York Yankees Partnership Jonathan D. Schiller, - Direct: 212-446-2300 Phillies, L.P.
5 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P. MLB Advanced Media, Inc.
6 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P. Comcast Sportsnet California, L.P. Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC
7 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Comcast SportsNet California, LLC Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P. Defendant Chicago National League Ball Club, LLC Defendant -------------------------- Mr. David Buckley, Jr. Objector Sean Hull Objector - Appellant Christopher Andres Bandas, Esq., - Direct: 361-698-5200 [COR LD NTC Retained] Bandas Law Firm, P.C. Suite 1020 500 North Shoreline Boulevard Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Robert Clore, Esq., - Direct: 361-698-5200 Bandas Law Firm, P.C. Suite 1020 500 North Shoreline Boulevard Corpus Christi, TX 78401
8 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM Fernanada Garber, Marc Lerner, representing themselves and all others similarly situated, Derek Rasmussen, representing themselves and all others similarly situated, Robert Silver, representing themselves and all others similarly situated, Garrett Traub, Peter Herman, Vincent Birbiglia, representing themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs- Appellees, The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc, MLB Advanced Media L.P., DirecTV Sports Networks LLC, DIRECTV, LLC, Root Sports Pittsburgh, Root Sports Rocky Mountain, Root Sports Northwest, Comcast Corp., Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area, L.P., Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, L.P., Yankees Entertainment and Sports Networks, LLC, Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., New York Yankees Partnership, Phillies, L.P., Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc, San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast Sportsnet California, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC, Defendants - Appellees, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Chicago National League Ball Club, LLC, v. Defendants, Sean Hull, Objector - Appellant, Mr. David Buckley, Jr., Objector.
9 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM 05/18/2016 1 104 pg, 454.34 KB NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. [1779297] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/25/2016 08:41 AM] 05/18/2016 2 2 pg, 96.46 KB 05/18/2016 3 2 pg, 56.6 KB 05/18/2016 4 8 pg, 365.33 KB 05/18/2016 5 100 pg, 350.58 KB 05/26/2016 7 1 pg, 220.17 KB DISTRICT COURT ORDER, dated 04/18/2016, RECEIVED.[1779302] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/25/2016 08:44 AM] DISTRICT COURT ORDER, dated 04/25/2016, RECEIVED.[1779305] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/25/2016 08:45 AM] DISTRICT COURT ORDER, dated 04/27/2016, RECEIVED.[1779310] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/25/2016 08:46 AM] ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED.[1779312] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/25/2016 08:47 AM] NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. Service date 05/26/2016 by CM/ECF. [1780786] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/26/2016 12:44 PM] 05/26/2016 8 ATTORNEY, Christopher A. Bandas, [7], in place of attorney Forrest S. Turkish, SUBSTITUTED.[1780941] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/26/2016 03:06 PM] 05/26/2016 9 1 pg, 352.89 KB FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. Service date 05/26/2016 by CM/ECF.[1780946] [16-1659] [Entered: 05/26/2016 03:10 PM] 06/03/2016 10 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. Service date 06/03/2016 by CM/ECF.[1786228] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/03/2016 05:55 PM] 06/06/2016 11 2 pg, 17.31 KB 06/06/2016 12 119 pg, 2.23 MB DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, [10], on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED.[1786319] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/06/2016 08:50 AM] FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. Service date 06/06/2016 by CM/ECF.[1786624] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/06/2016 11:21 AM] 06/06/2016 14 CURED DEFECTIVE: Form C, [10], [12], on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED.[1786663] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/06/2016 11:35 AM] 06/06/2016 16 1 pg, 62.86 KB 06/09/2016 19 1 pg, 9.72 KB 06/15/2016 20 2 pg, 98.91 KB 06/15/2016 21 2 pg, 98.76 KB LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, informing Court of proposed due date 08/24/2016, RECEIVED. Service date 06/06/2016 by CM/ECF.[1786747] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/06/2016 12:06 PM] NOTICE, to Appellee Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., Comcast Corp., Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area, L.P., Comcast Sportsnet California, L.P., Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, L.P., DIRECTV, LLC, DirecTV Sports Networks LLC, MLB Advanced Media L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., New York Yankees Partnership, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Phillies, L.P., Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc, Root Sports Northwest, Root Sports Pittsburgh, Root Sports Rocky Mountain, San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and Yankees Entertainment and Sports Networks, LLC, for failure to file an appearance, SENT.[1789901] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/09/2016 11:37 AM] NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Appellee Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc, MLB Advanced Media L.P., San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC and Phillies, L.P., FILED. Service date 06/15/2016 by CM/ECF. [1794274] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/15/2016 02:55 PM] NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Appellee The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, MLB Advanced Media L.P., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc, MLB Advanced Media, Inc., San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Phillies, L.P., Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., FILED. Service date 06/15/2016 by CM/ECF. [1794297] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/15/2016 03:05 PM] 06/15/2016 22 ATTORNEY, Daniel J Toal for Phillies, L.P. Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P. Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd. MLB Advanced Media L.P. Athletics Investment Group, LLC MLB Advanced Media, Inc. Chicago White Sox, Ltd. San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., in case 16-1659, [20], ADDED.[1794396] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/15/2016 03:46 PM]
10 of 11 1/23/2017 10:54 AM 06/15/2016 23 ATTORNEY, Jeremy Benjamin for Phillies, L.P. Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P. Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd. MLB Advanced Media L.P. Athletics Investment Group, LLC MLB Advanced Media, Inc. Chicago White Sox, Ltd. San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., in case 16-1659, [21], ADDED.[1794412] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/15/2016 03:51 PM] 06/15/2016 24 1 pg, 14.51 KB 06/16/2016 25 2 pg, 151.49 KB 06/21/2016 26 1 pg, 9.31 KB LETTER, on behalf of Appellee Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Phillies, L.P., Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc, The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., MLB Advanced Media L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P. and Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., RECEIVED. Service date 06/15/2016 by CM/ECF.[1794597] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/15/2016 05:26 PM] ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, MLB Advanced Media L.P., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc, MLB Advanced Media, Inc., San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Phillies, L.P., The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., FILED. Service date 06/16/2016 by CM/ECF.[1795821] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/16/2016 05:17 PM] CAPTION, Fernanada Garber, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Robert Silver, Garrett Traub, Vincent Birbiglia, Peter Herman, Plaintiffs-Appellees, AMENDED.[1798407] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/21/2016 01:26 PM] 06/21/2016 27 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Fernanada Garber, Vincent Birbiglia, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Robert Silver and Garrett Traub, FILED. Service date 06/21/2016 by CM/ECF.[1798439] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/21/2016 02:01 PM] 06/23/2016 28 2 pg, 17.57 KB 06/23/2016 29 1 pg, 39.05 KB DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance, [27], on behalf of Appellee Vincent Birbiglia, Fernanada Garber, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Robert Silver and Garrett Traub, FILED. [1800649] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/23/2016 01:43 PM] ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Fernanada Garber, Vincent Birbiglia, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Robert Silver and Garrett Traub, FILED. Service date 06/23/2016 by CM/ECF.[1800693] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/23/2016 02:22 PM] 06/23/2016 30 CURED DEFECTIVE Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance, [27], [29], on behalf of Appellee Vincent Birbiglia, Fernanada Garber, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Robert Silver and Garrett Traub, FILED. [1800953] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/23/2016 03:44 PM] 06/30/2016 31 1 pg, 219.13 KB 06/30/2016 32 109 pg, 1.27 MB NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. Service date 06/30/2016 by CM/ECF. [1806630] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/30/2016 03:12 PM] MOTION, to dismiss, to impose sanction, on behalf of Appellee Vincent Birbiglia, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen and Garrett Traub, FILED. Service date 06/30/2016 by CM/ECF. [1806675] [16-1659] [Entered: 06/30/2016 03:36 PM] 07/01/2016 33 ATTORNEY, Robert Clore for Sean Hull, in case 16-1659, [31], ADDED.[1807120] [16-1659] [Entered: 07/01/2016 09:34 AM] 07/07/2016 36 3 pg, 13.79 KB 07/07/2016 37 1 pg, 70.62 KB 07/14/2016 44 1 pg, 9.11 KB 07/14/2016 45 1 pg, 60.22 KB 07/14/2016 46 1 pg, 552.51 KB MOTION, to withdraw appeal, on behalf of Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. Service date 07/07/2016 by CM/ECF. [1809922] [16-1659] [Entered: 07/07/2016 01:38 PM] LETTER, on behalf of Appellee Vincent Birbiglia, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen and Garrett Traub, RECEIVED. Service date 07/07/2016 by CM/ECF.[1810220] [16-1659] [Entered: 07/07/2016 03:26 PM] NEW CASE MANAGER, Yana Segal, ASSIGNED.[1815903] [16-1659] [Entered: 07/14/2016 03:24 PM] MOTION ORDER, withdrawing motion to dismiss [32] filed by Appellee Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Garrett Traub and Vincent Birbiglia; withdrawing motion to impose sanction [32] filed by Appellee Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Garrett Traub and Vincent Birbiglia; granting motion to withdraw appeal [36] filed by Appellant Sean Hull, FILED. [1815924][45] [16-1659] [Entered: 07/14/2016 03:33 PM] CERTIFIED COPY OF ORDER, dated 07/14/2016, disposing of the appeal to SDNY, ISSUED.[Mandate] [1815941] [16-1659] [Entered: 07/14/2016 03:38 PM]