ACC files quick opposed to FSU motion to dismiss

• Andrea Adelson, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterFeb 27, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Close ACC press reporter.
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  • Graduate of the University of Florida.The ACC filed

a brief Tuesday in North Carolina court in opposition to Florida State’s movement to dismiss or stay its case, the current legal filing before a set up hearing March 22 where both celebrations will make their cases in front of a judge.In Tuesday’s short, the ACC laid out why the case ought to play out in North Carolina– repeating it is the suitable location for a conflict over a North Carolina contract to be decided.The ACC filed

match versus the Florida State board of trustees on Dec. 21 looking for declaratory judgment in defense of the grant of rights, one day before the Florida State board filed its suit against the ACC that challenged the grant of rights and the $130 million withdrawal fee.Editor’s Picks

Florida State and all other ACC members signed a grant of rights with the league that goes through 2036, the length of its tv agreement with ESPN. The grant of rights provides the conference control over its media rights– including television earnings and home-game broadcasts in all sports. In addition, any school that wishes to leave the ACC would have to pay an exit cost of 3 times the league’s operating expense, or roughly $130 million.In its motion to dismiss, the Florida State board of trustees argued the ACC claim was a”race to the court house “and” basically flawed. “In the quick filed Tuesday in reaction, the ACC argued that it had no option however to file its claim initially to safeguard itself and the grant of rights.”There is nothing incorrect about a celebration

seeking to secure its rights by submitting initially,”the ACC argued.In addition, the ACC argued that the North Carolina court should not accept the Florida court, as Florida State has asked, because”FSU has not fulfill its concern to reveal substantial oppression.”The ACC has submitted its own motion to dismiss or stay the case in Leon County, Florida. No court hearing has been set yet for that case.