The Legacy Agency, Inc. v. Scoffield
- John Koeltl
- 1:20-cv-05771
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In The Legacy Agency v. Scoffield, Judge Koeltl granted the MLBPA’s requests to file an amicus brief and a redacted brief.
The MLBPA was permitted to participate by filing an amicus brief and a redacted version of that brief; the ruling also affected the parties to the arbitration-award dispute by allowing those filings.
What happened
The Legacy Agency, Inc. v. Brodie Scoffield et al. concerns competing requests to confirm or overturn an arbitration award involving Major League Baseball player agents and regulations of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
The MLBPA asked to file a brief supporting confirmation of the award and explained that it had an interest because the arbitration applied its regulations. It also asked to file that brief with redactions under an earlier sealing order.
Judge John G. Koeltl granted the application. The order allowed the MLBPA to file its supporting brief as an outside participant and to file a redacted version consistent with the earlier order.
The detailed version
- The Legacy Agency, Inc. v. Scoffield · No. 1:20-cv-05771
- John Koeltl
- Aug. 21, 2020
Background
The opinion is a letter application concerning a case involving competing applications to confirm and vacate an arbitration award. The arbitration was conducted under the regulations of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and involved player agents certified by the MLBPA. The arbitrator interpreted and applied those regulations.
The MLBPA asked for permission to file a brief as an amicus curiae, meaning a brief filed by a nonparty to provide the court with information or arguments. The MLBPA said that all parties consented to this request. It explained that it had a strong interest because the arbitration involved its regulations and certified player agents.
The MLBPA also asked for permission to file its brief with redactions. The court had previously ordered that certain documents be sealed or filed in redacted form, including quotations from, and specific findings or holdings of, the arbitration award or a prior award.
Ruling
The court’s docket notation states, “Application granted,” and the order was signed by Judge John G. Koeltl. The ruling granted the MLBPA’s application to file an amicus brief and to file a redacted brief under the court’s earlier order. The opinion does not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed or vacated.
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