The Zuffa-New York lawsuit will have to wait a little longer for resolution as the Court has granted an extension of time request by New York to file its Summary Judgment motion. The new deadline is for July 31st with the last responsive briefing not due until September 4, 2014.
In a letter to the Court on June 25, 2014, the New York Attorney General requested an extension of time as one of its lead attorneys on the case was leaving the office on July 3rd. In addition, New York indicated that key non-party witnesses were out of the office and could not be contacted. It appears that these witnesses would provide declarations that would support New York’s Motion for Summary Judgment which, if the Court granted, would effectively end the lawsuit. New York also argues that Zuffa’s Complaint is long and two weeks to respond to Zuffa’s Response to its moving papers would not be enough time. Zuffa opposed the extension as you can see the letter to the Court here.
The Court granted the Motion which allows the filing of the motions to occur on July 31st instead of the original July 3rd Court order. Response to the Summary Judgment will be August 21st and New York’s Reply briefing would be due on September 4th.
Court Grants New York Request to Extend Time for SJ by JASONCRUZ206
Payout Perspective:
It always makes me laugh when I read that attorneys need more time to respond to things that they want. Yes, it’s cynical but New York wants to file a motion, and now tells the Court that it doesn’t have sufficient time to do it per the parameters the Court set. Also, here’s a bunch of other excuses which include the revelation that Zuffa’s lawsuit is quite long. They should have known this, right? I have been in situations where the Court just said, “Tough.” And, you have to stay up a little later to do things and make do. With that out of my system, the Court allowing the extension is probably fair considering it’s the first one that they requested. Both parties get an extra week to fashion responses to the motions.
As far as when these motions will be decided and if there will be a resolution to this case. Maybe next summer? At the earliest we probably would get a ruling by the end of the year or early 2015.
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This is a rebuttal fuck you to Zuffa, total bullshit. Both parties need to grow the fuck up.
@saldathief As opposed to you who follows news on a sport that you claim to detest?
The UFC needs to understand ‘compromise’ and make nice with the Unions. They are not going to be able to force themselves on a state that doesn’t really need them — The UFC doesn’t need NY either but at this point is all about egos.
They can do their “bring money to the state” Powerpoint presentation all they want but it’s not going to work if they are not willing to compromise..
Screw the unions. New york wont hold out for ever. Its just a matter of poltitians in tbe right place. Mighg take 3 years might take 10. But it will happen long beofre zuffa gives in to mafia unions.
Zuffa revenue is of zero importance to NYC.
Nothing compared to the Culinary Union.
Jesse if you don’t have anything constructive to say on the topic please fuck off!!
I detest douchebags like you not fighters or fights. New York just needs to legalize it already.
Hahaha. Sampson, you obviously don’t know what the culinary union or any union is, do you?
They don’t create revenue, they are labor. Fucking idiot.
Ahahahahahaha haha has!
This idiot doesn’t understand the basic comprehension that labor is the foundation of revenue.
Let me put it horrificly simple… With no of fighters, there is no UFCaca, there is only your dad (Pink Pig Face Dana White) talking into a microphone screaming about “The Biggest, Nastiest Butcher in the world is coming to cut my feet off and make hog foot stew!!!!)
No, no, no. Nice try.
“Zuffa revenue is of zero importance to NYC.
Nothing compared to the Culinary Union.”
You were comparing the business generated by the ufc to what is generated by the culinary union.
The problem is you weren’t aware that the culinary union didn’t produce anything other than laborers. Haha. You stupid idiot!!
Damm super troll sampson is back more stupid anti ufc comments trolls are big time rolling
Laborers go on strike…guess what dipshit?
Business comes to a halt.
Simple minded dip shits I tell ya. Tens of thousands of union members have 1000X more pull then some shitty ass UFC event.
Hey fucking idiot, I wasn’t debating that. I was talking about what the difference between business and labor was.
This is probably just another one of Sampson’s aliases.
Hey shit for face… I was educating your inbred ass to the most important cogs of business.
In this case the taxes of the tens of thousands of culinary union workers alone trounces what the UFCaca can try to do. Seriously… A real city like NYC has no need for that hillbilly UFC nonsense
“Unions gross more money annually than the businesses that employ their workers”
Pink Pig aka Sampson.
Hahaha!
@saldathief I thought what i said was constructive? I’m trying to let you know that there is more to live than following sports you hate.
Not for Sal.
He’s got nothing better to do with his time.
Well Jesse you and D are wrong again.. BTW Unions control Albany and most North East States goggle that research flunky. Unions contribute money and vote for certain candidates and have strong solidarity with all the other unions. Piss one off piss them all off.
HAHAHA!! Sal, you are either too stupid to realize what unions do or you can’t comprehend the conversation.
I knew more about lobbying when I was 12 than you do now you idiot.