O'Bannon, Jr. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association et al

Filing 167

MOTION for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement; Memorandum of Points and Authorities In Support Of filed by Edward C. O'Bannon, Jr.. Motion Hearing set for 7/3/2014 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, Oakland before Hon. Claudia Wilken. Responses due by 6/13/2014. Replies due by 6/20/2014. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum In Support, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Declaration of Michael D. Hausfeld, #4 Declaration of Steve W. Berman, #5 Declaration of Leonard W. Aragon)(Scherrer, Hilary) (Filed on 5/30/2014) Modified on 6/2/2014 (cpS, COURT STAFF).

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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Robert B. Carey (Pro Hac Vice)
Leonard W. Aragon (Pro Hac Vice)
11 West Jefferson Street, Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail:[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature
Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAMUEL KELLER et al.,

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Michael P. Lehmann (Cal. Bar No. 77152)
Arthur N. Bailey, Jr. (Cal. Bar No. 248460)
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery St., 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Case No. 09-cv-1967 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION; COLLEGIATE
LICENSING COMPANY; and
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,

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Defendants.

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Judge:
Date:
Time:
Courtroom:

Honorable Claudia Wilken
July 3, 2014
2:00 p.m.
Fourth Floor, No. 2

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EDWARD O’BANNON, et al.,

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Case No. 09-cv-3329 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.

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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION; COLLEGIATE
LICENSING COMPANY; and
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
Defendants.

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, upon the Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’
Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, the Declarations of Michael D.
Hausfeld and Steve W. Berman, and all other papers and proceedings herein, Plaintiffs move this
Court, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to enter an Order:
(1)

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Electronic Arts Inc. (“EA”) with an Execution Date of May 15, 2014 (the

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“EA Settlement Agreement”), on the grounds that its terms are sufficiently

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fair, reasonable, and adequate for notice to be issued to the Settlement Classes as

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defined in the EA Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Classes”);
(2)

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Settlement Class;
(3)

approving the form of notice and the notice plan; and

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appointing the following law firms as Class Counsel: Hausfeld LLP, Hagens

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Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, The McKenna Law Firm LLC, and Lum, Positan &

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certifying the Settlement Classes for purposes of settlement only, pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c), and authorizing Plaintiffs to represent the

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preliminarily approving the Settlement Agreement between Plaintiffs and

Drasco LLP; and
(5)

granting such other and further relief as may be appropriate.

Oral argument on this motion, if any, will be held on July 3, 2014 at 2 p.m., before the
Honorable Claudia Wilken, United States District Judge, at the United States Courthouse, 1301
Clay Street, Oakland, California 94612.

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

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Dated: May 30, 2014

Respectfully submitted,

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By:
/s/ Leonard W. Aragon
Robert B. Carey (Pro Hac Vice)
Leonard W. Aragon (Pro Hac Vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
11 West Jefferson Street, Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Michael P. Lehmann
Michael P. Lehmann (Cal. Bar No. 77152)
Arthur N. Bailey, Jr. (Cal. Bar No. 248460)
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery St., 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Steve W. Berman
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Ave., Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Michael D. Hausfeld (pro hac vice)
Hilary K. Scherrer (Cal. Bar No. 209451)
Sathya S. Gosselin (Cal. Bar. No. 269171)
HAUSFELD LLP
1700 K Street, NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Stuart M. Paynter (226147)
Celeste H.G. Boyd (Pro Hac Vice)
THE PAYNTER LAW FIRM PLLC
1200 G Street N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

Counsel for the Antitrust Plaintiffs
By:
/s/ Keith McKenna
Keith McKenna
THE MCKENNA LAW FIRM, LLC
96 Park Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 973-509-3580
Email: [e-mail]

Counsel for the Keller Right of Publicity
Plaintiffs

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Dennis J. Drasco
Arthur M. Owens
LUM, DRASCO & POSITAN LLC
103 Eisenhower Pkwy.
Roseland, NJ 07068
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 973-403-9021
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for the Hart Right of Publicity
Plaintiffs

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I, Hilary K. Scherrer, declare that I am over the age of eighteen (18) and not a party to the
entitled action. I am a partner in the law firm of HAUSFELD LLP, and my office is located at
1700 K Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006.

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On May 30, 2014, I caused to be filed the following:

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(1) PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT;

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(2) MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS
ACTION SETTLEMENT and EXHIBIT 1 thereto;

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(3) DECLARATION OF MICHAEL D. HAUSFELD;

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(4) DECLARATION OF STEVE W. BERMAN; and

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(5) DECLARATION OF LEONARD W. ARAGON

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with the Clerk of Court using the Official Court Electronic Document Filing System, which

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served copies on all interested parties registered for electronic filing.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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/s/ Hilary K. Scherrer
Hilary K. Scherrer

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
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