© 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Further, Roberts was barred by Lisa Friel, Special Counsel for Investigations for the NFL, from the meeting with Roger Goodell where they arrived at the decision to suspend Elliott. “I was scared he was going to touch me again, so I just listened and I laid back down,” the alleged victim told the prosecutor’s office. Harold Henderson came to his decision Tuesday, as promised: Ezekiel Elliott 6 game suspension has been upheld by Harold Henderson, per source, In a statement, Henderson said that it was his duty to determine if Goodell was “arbitrary and capricious” in his decision to suspend Elliott, but it was not his duty to “second guess his decision.”. What she told the prosecutor’s office: In her intake interview, the alleged victim said Elliott threw her against a wall and she hit her head. And then he threw me up against the door in his bedroom. He plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League as a running back player. I’m going to ruin you life now,” per the same documents. So this isn’t over yet. The Cowboys drafted him in the 2016 NFL Draft. Oral argument will be held on December 1st. If the court sides with the NFLPA, then Elliott will continue to play this season. As part of the NFL’s investigation, Elliott’s accuser turned over phone records. (page 57), The NFL said Elliott was violent: The woman took photos of herself the day after the alleged incident. In messages handed over to the NFL, Elliott’s accuser texted the photos to her aunt along with a note that said “Absuive” [sic]. She confirmed her early version of events, when she said another woman attacked her friend as they were leaving. Instead, oral arguments have been set for Monday, Oct. 2: Oral argument on NFL's motion to stay injunction in Ezekiel Elliott case is set for Oct. 2 in New Orleans -- day after Week 4 game vs. #Rams. One of their text exchanges entered in evidence from that night read (page 36): Later that night, she said she told him she had enough and was going to go to the police. A federal court in New York granted Elliott’s temporary restraining order that once again puts his suspension on hold. “Just relieved from the fact that I finally get a fair trial,” Elliott said, via Pro Football Talk. On Thursday, the 5th Circuit Court ruled in favor of the NFL, throwing out the district court’s preliminary injunction due to lack of jurisdiction. The lawsuit’s main contention is that there was a “league-orchestrated conspiracy . The friend’s signed affidavit stated he slept across the hall and never heard or saw anything violent occur. He called the injunction a relief. We do know Elliott wasn’t criminally charged in the case and has repeatedly denied the accusations. That was not was not included the league’s investigative report. no 2nd circuit ruling), Elliott IS eligible to play. A comprehensive timeline of Ezekiel Elliott's domestic violence case. There will not be a ruling today although both sides agreed to an expedited decision. She claimed Elliott told her, “I’m not dealing with your dumb ass anymore“ and then “Try to leave and see what happens.” She told the intake counselor that she was too scared to leave. The NFLPA filed its opposition to the NFL’s appeal. This was Elliott's way of repaying his family. Ok then, I’m going to ruin your life. to receive the baseline six-game suspension for domestic violence, personal conduct policy was enacted in December 2014, Page 56 of public records from the Columbus City Attorney's office, NFL’s letter to Elliott, page 3; via Pro Football Talk, The City’s Attorney Office, Prosecutor Division in Columbus, Ohio, released a statement, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports, Elliott was caught on camera pulling down a woman’s top, that detailed the reasons for the suspension, the NFLPA filed an appeal of his six-game suspension, and her texts with a friend about potentially blackmailing Elliott, the NFL and NFLPA started attacking each other publicly, according to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, According to a source of ESPN’s Josina Anderson, reportedly pressure on Henderson to have a decision by Monday, NFLPA has filed for a restraining order to block any suspension, filed a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit the NFLPA filed on behalf of Elliott.