Case3:14-cv-02324 Document1 Filed05/20/14 Page1 of 85 1 William N. Sinclair (SBN 222502) (
[email protected]) 2 Steven D. Silverman (Pro Hac Motion Pending) (
[email protected]) 3 Andrew G. Slutkin (Pro Hac Motion Pending) (
[email protected]) 4 Stephen G. Grygiel (Pro Hac Motion Pending) (
[email protected]) 5 Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. (Pro Hac Motion Pending) (
[email protected]) 6 SILVERMAN|THOMPSON|SLUTKIN|WHITE|LLC 201 N. Charles St., Suite 2600 7 Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 385-2225 8 Facsimile: (410) 547-2432 9 Thomas J. Byrne (SBN 179984) (
[email protected]) 10 Mel T. Owens (SBN 226146) (
[email protected]) 11 NAMANNY BYRNE & OWENS, P.C. 2 South Pointe Drive, Suite 245 Lake Forest, CA 92630 12 Telephone: (949) 452-0700 Facsimile: (949) 452-0707 13 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 15 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 16 RICHARD DENT, an individual, JEREMY ) NEWBERY, an individual, ROY GREEN, ) 17 an individual, J.D. HILL, an individual, ) KEITH VAN HORNE, an individual, RON ) 18 STONE, an individual, RON PRITCHARD, ) an individual, and JAMES MCMAHON, ) 19 an individual; ) ) 20 on behalf of themselves and all others ) similarly situated; ) 21 ) Plaintiffs, ) 22 ) v. ) CASE NO.____________________ 23 ) 24 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 1 25 Case3:14-cv-02324 Document1 Filed05/20/14 Page2 of 85 1 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, a New ) COMPLAINT York unincorporated association; ) DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 2 ) CLASS ACTION Defendant. ) 3 _____________________________________ ) 4 COMES NOW the eight named Plaintiffs and over 500 retained Plaintiffs, by and 5 through undersigned counsel, who bring this class-action Complaint against Defendant National 6 Football League (“NFL” or the “League”) and allege as follows: 7 INTRODUCTION 8 1.