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Courtroom Clash Over Delay Tactics (Image Credits: Pixabay)
Las Vegas – Clark County District Judge Joe Hardy ordered discovery to move forward without delay in former Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL, rejecting the league’s bid to pause proceedings amid an ongoing appeal.[1]
Courtroom Clash Over Delay Tactics
Judge Hardy dismissed the NFL’s motion to halt discovery as lacking foundation. He described the league’s anti-SLAPP motion, filed in 2025, as “without merit,” not filed in good faith, and a “tactical misuse” of Nevada’s statute designed to protect free speech on public issues.[1] The ruling came during a hearing where NFL attorney William Marks urged a stay pending appeal of the December denial of their dismissal request.
Hardy questioned the logic behind such delays, asking if any party could file a late anti-SLAPP motion years into a case and automatically pause proceedings. Gruden’s attorney Adam Hosmer-Henner argued the NFL sought to stall because the case turned against them. “The NFL defendants have felt things are not going well for a while now,” Hosmer-Henner told the court.[1]
Origins of the Email Scandal and Lawsuit
Gruden resigned as Raiders head coach in October 2021 after media outlets published emails he sent between 2011 and 2018. Those messages contained racist, misogynistic, and anti-LGBTQ language, surfacing during the NFL’s investigation into workplace issues at the former Washington Commanders…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-02-26 20:35:00
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