| In Flores v
NFL Race Case Discovery Into Harbaugh and
Elway Explanations Due Aug 11
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
Book SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Aug 6 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. Judge: 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: Because
that is a long discovery
schedule, I want a joint
status letter on the first of
each month. 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] On May 26, the
Supreme Court denied cert for
the NFL's appeal seeking to
compel arbitration - with
Roger Goodell as the
arbitrator. Justice Brett
Kavanaugh dissented. On August 6
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave
ordered answers by August 11
"with respect to Defendant
Houston NFL Holdings, L.P.
d/b/a Houston Texans (the
"Texans"), the basis for
seeking discovery concerning
hiring other than the 2022
hiring cycle; d. with respect
to Defendant Denver Broncos
(the "Broncos"), the basis for
seeking (i) discovery
concerning hiring cycles other
than the 2019 cycle in which
Plaintiff Brian Flores was a
candidate, and (ii) John
Elway's calendar for the
periods before January 1, 2019
and after February 1, 2019;
and e. with respect to
Defendant New York Football
Giants, Inc., d/b/a New York
Giants (the "Giants"), the
basis for seeking discovery
concerning the hiring cycle
that resulted in the hiring of
John Harbaugh as head coach in
2026" - full order on Patreon
here. More on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here Inner City Press
will continue to cover the
case. The case is Flores, et al. v. The National Football League, et al., 22-cv-871 (Caproni)
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