By March 5, the ground rules of the jury trial against the owners of the Mets will be known. The federal judge hearing the lawsuit could indeed decide that there will no trial at all. By not ruling on motions for summary judgment by both sides on Thursday, Federal District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff let the suspense build about the case, scheduled to go to trial March 19. He can leave it as it is, with the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff’s victims suing the Mets’ owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz to recover as much as $386 million. Rakoff can grant the wishes of owners and dismiss the case. Read New York Times report here.
