Notably, the post discussing the dismissal does not indicate whether Pacquiao intends to dismiss the action as to the other defendants, including Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, LLC, Richard Schaefer, and Oscar De La Hoya.
Specifically, the post provided as follows:
Speaking to FightHype’s Percy Crawford, Jeff Mayweather informed him that the lawsuit was dropped. When asked why, Mayweather replied, “Well Percy, not only that, but the other thing is, realistically, he knows he didn’t have a fucking case. You can’t sue everybody because they said something; Floyd ain’t the only fucking person that said that. Paulie Malignaggi said it way before Floyd did and fucking Kermit Cintron said it way before Floyd did. And then you have other people that said it.”
In response to this post, I checked the docket and, as of today, the case has not been dismissed.
In fact, on July 16, 2010 (Friday), Mayweather Jr., Mayweather Promotions, and Pacquiao filed a stipulation with the court concerning, inter alia, continued briefing on Mayweather Promotion's motion to dismiss the first amended complaint.
I should point out that the fact that the case has not been formally dismissed, however, does not mean that Pacquiao has not in principle agreed to dismiss the action.
As a practical matter, parties often negotiate settlements for a period of time prior to formally filing a stipulation of dismissal with the court. Thus, it is possible that Jeff Mayweather's account is correct despite the fact that the docket still shows that the case is active and that the case has not been dismissed at least as to Mayweather Jr.
I will continue to monitor the docket.
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