| In Flores v
NFL Race Case Discovery to 2017
Reconsideration Unlikely and No NFL Talks
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
Book SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 3 รข€“ In the racial
discrimination case against
the National Football League
by Brian Flores and others, on
May 2, 2022 U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Valerie E. Caproni held a
hearing. Inner City Press live
tweeted it here
and below. On July 1 Flores'
lawyers wrote
to Judge Caproni (letter on
Patreon here)
requesting (and attaching)
"appropriate discovery" -
Wigdor's letter to Loretta
Lynch including about Roger
Godell's compensation and
relationships with law firms,
and Lynch's letter of June 27
calling the requests "entirely
outside the scope of
permissible discovery." But not so fast.
On July 18, Judge Caproni
granted the coaches' request
to put off their deadlines to
answer the NFL's motion to
compel arbitration, pending
her decision on the coaches'
request for discovery. Order
on Patreon here.
Jump cut to April
3, 2026 in court, Inner City
Press live tweeted here: Judge Caproni:
The likelihood of my granting
the motion for reconsideration
is low. NFL's lawyer
Loretta Lynch: The Dolphins,
Cardinals and Titans will file
their motion. The NFL will as
well. 8Judge: If it's denied,
would the plaintiff move to
expedite the appeal? Judge: Discovery
will go forward. How about
January 8, 2017? Giants, Mr.
Carroll? Carroll: Yes. Judge: Meet,
plan, schedule. There are
holidays in December. Santa
Claus and all that stuff.
Don't come to me and say, all
these people are still playing
football Judge: Because
that is a long discovery
schedule, I want a joint
status letter on the first of
each month. Any ESI protocal
and protective order?
Plaintiffs' lawyer: It's on
our agenda. Judge: I want a
protective order and letter
why not by the end of this
month Loretta
Lynch: We want to make sure
that when a privilege log is
produced, it is thorough. We
oppose a rolling basis.
Judge: Mr. Gottlieb?
Plaintiffs' lawyer Gottlieb:
We need to be able to contest
privilege designation as they
come about. Don't wait to the
end Judge: In your
letter on April 30, include
it. Anything more on
discovery? No, no. Judge:
Expert discovery, three months
from the end of fact
discovery. Is that damages?
Gottlieb: That and disparate
impact. Judge: Class cert, a
motion would be premature. Judge: I will see
you again on January 8, 2027
at the end of fact discovery.
Any interest in a settlement
conference - the NFL is not
interested? Loretta Lynch: We
are not. Judge: I don't
believe in shotgun weddings. Judge:
Anything from the New York
Giants? Y'all gonna lose again
this year? [Laughter] More on X for
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and Substack here Inner City Press
will continue to cover the
case. The case is is Flores, et al. v. The National Football League, et al., 22-cv-871 (Caproni)
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