When I saw that the NFLPA lawsuit filed Wednesday in Minnesota had been assigned to Judge Richard H. Kyle, the name rang no bells. It should have.
As noted by Gabe Feldman of Tulane Law School, the antitrust lawsuit filed in 2011 against the NFL by, among others, Tom Brady initially was assigned to Judge Kyle. And Feldman’s tweet includes a link to the PFT story from 2011 regarding Judge Kyle’s prompt decision to step aside from the case.
At the time, Judge Kyle cited 28 U.S.C. § 455 as the basis for the move.