Judge denies the NFL's emergency motion for a stay of the Ezekiel Elliott preliminary injunction

[JeffG]

From Twitter, just now:

Daniel Wallach
@WALLACHLEGAL

BREAKING: Judge Mazzant denies the NFL's emergency motion for a stay of the Ezekiel Elliott preliminary injunction. Next up: 5th Circuit

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Apparently our offensive coaches forgot he was available yesterday.

 

[JoeKing]

Apparently our offensive coaches forgot he was available yesterday.

That was a good one.

 

[Staubacher]

Almost wish he just took the 6 games, got in better shape and came back on a mission.

Before you flame me I understand why he didn't.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

From Twitter, just now:

Daniel Wallach
@WALLACHLEGAL

BREAKING: Judge Mazzant denies the NFL's emergency motion for a stay of the Ezekiel Elliott preliminary injunction. Next up: 5th Circuit

So basically zeke plays all year

 

[Sydla]

Now what's the timing on the 5th Circuit?

 

[JD_KaPow]

If he loses in the 5th Circuit, can he count yesterday as time served?

 

[jazzcat22]

So basically zeke plays all year

Maybe this motivates him now more so than yesterday. But I do not blame it all on himself.

 

[JoeKing]

From Twitter, just now:

Daniel Wallach
@WALLACHLEGAL

BREAKING: Judge Mazzant denies the NFL's emergency motion for a stay of the Ezekiel Elliott preliminary injunction. Next up: 5th Circuit

No surprise there... by anyone including the NFL. That's why the NFL has already filed motions with the 5th Circuit to expedite their handling of the case.

 

[JeffG]

So basically zeke plays all year

No, it just means he is more likely to play all year. If the stay was granted, Zeke would start his 6 weeks now.

 

[Ranching]

From Twitter, just now:

Daniel Wallach
@WALLACHLEGAL

BREAKING: Judge Mazzant denies the NFL's emergency motion for a stay of the Ezekiel Elliott preliminary injunction. Next up: 5th Circuit

We should have gotten an injunction on Denver's defense. LOL!!!

 

[JeffInDC]

If he loses in the 5th Circuit, can he count yesterday as time served?

 

[JeffG]

Now what's the timing on the 5th Circuit?

They will move at their own speed. Nobody can be sure.

 

[MarkP88]

Almost wish he just took the 6 games, got in better shape and came back on a mission.

Before you flame me I understand why he didn't.

Is there a reason he's not already on a mission?

 

[JD_KaPow]

From Twitter, just now:

Daniel Wallach
@WALLACHLEGAL

BREAKING: Judge Mazzant denies the NFL's emergency motion for a stay of the Ezekiel Elliott preliminary injunction. Next up: 5th Circuit

That ruling was a given. Mazzant wasn't about to stay his own injunction: it's just that the process requires the NFL request a stay from him before appealing. The 5th is where all the action is.

 

[jwooten15]

Almost wish he just took the 6 games, got in better shape and came back on a mission.

Before you flame me I understand why he didn't.

He'd gain 20 lbs in those 6 weeks haha
He's definitely a fatty at heart

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

So basically zeke plays all year

No, this means very little. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is the ruling that we need to watch for.

 

[Nightman]

Almost wish he just took the 6 games, got in better shape and came back on a mission.

Before you flame me I understand why he didn't.

The Pats use controversy as the reason to come together and get better

Effort and conditioning should never be an excuse....... but we looked like an ill prepared overly entitled group of prima donnas yesterday...... they better turn it around fast

 

[JD_KaPow]

Mazzant's a funny guy:

"Because the Court did not issue an order on the NFL’s Emergency Motion within the NFL’s requested period of time, the NFL did, in fact, file...with the Fifth Circuit on September 15, 2017. In its Emergency Motion in front of the Court, the NFL is complaining that the Court essentially issued a premature order by failing to wait for the arbitrator to issue his ruling and therefore, lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Oddly, the NFL is now seeking expedited relief from the Fifth Circuit without first waiting for the Court to rule on the identical issue. The irony is not lost on the Court."

 

[Nightman]

No, this means very little. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is the ruling that we need to watch for.

Judges never overturn themselves and need a good reason to drastically overturn a fellow judge

I see no reason that the CS5 can use to force EE to sit for 6 games before his case is even heard

Zeke has a good chance to win outright so vacating the injunction would be a huge surprise