COOKE AND CASSERLY ASK JUDGE TO DISMISS MILSTEIN'S LAWSUIT

          Redskins GM Charley Casserly and former team President
     John Kent Cooke asked a federal court yesterday to dismiss a
     lawsuit filed against them by former Redskins bidder Howard
     Milstein, according to Mark Maske of the WASHINGTON POST. 
     In motions filed yesterday, both Cooke and Casserly "denied
     the allegations made in Milstein's lawsuit" that they
     sabotaged his bid.  Instead, they claim that since Milstein
     withdrew his bid before the NFL's team owners voted on it,
     "he should not be entitled to damages."  The motions "also
     argue that the lawsuit must be dismissed because the federal
     court does not have jurisdiction in the matter because of
     Cooke's status as a resident of Bermuda" (WASH. POST, 7/16).