A person with direct knowledge of the situation says attorneys for Dallas
Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott are set for an emergency hearing in federal court
in New York as they try again to stop the running back’s six-game suspension
over domestic violence allegations.
Elliott’s legal team filed a request for a temporary restraining order Monday
and will get a hearing Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, the person
told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the filing hadn’t
been made public.
Last year’s NFL rushing leader is suspended for Sunday’s game at San Francisco
after a federal appeals court overturned an injunction that had allowed him to
play this season.
The case is shifting to New York because the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New Orleans ordered the dismissal of Elliott’s lawsuit in Texas. Elliott’s
attorneys have indicated they are still pursuing the case with the New Orleans
court.
The person told the AP that U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty would hear
arguments Tuesday in New York because the presiding judge, Katherine Polk
Fialla, is out of town.
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