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

Filing 55

MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Edward C. O'Bannon, Jr.. Motion Hearing set for 10/8/2009 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, Oakland. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Jon T. King, #2 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(King, Jon) (Filed on 9/1/2009)

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

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Michael P. Lehmann (Cal. Bar No. 77152) Jon T. King (Cal. Bar No. 205073) Arthur N. Bailey, Jr. (Cal. Bar No. 248460) HAUSFELD LLP 44 Montgomery Street, 34th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiffs in O'Bannon Action

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAMUEL MICHAEL KELLER, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC., NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION; COLLEGIATE LICENSING COMPANY, Defendants. Case No. CV 09 1967 (CW) DECLARATION OF JON T. KING IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS SAMUEL MICHAEL KELLER'S AND EDWARD C. O'BANNON, JR.'S NOTICE OF JOINT MOTION AND MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ACTIONS Date: October 8, 2009 Time: 2:00 p.m. Judge: The Hon. Claudia Wilken Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor

EDWARD C. O'BANNON, JR., on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (a/k/a the "NCAA"); and COLLEGIATE LICENSING COMPANY (a/k/a "CLC"), Defendants.

Case No. CV 09-3329 (CW)

Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken

DECLARATION OF JON T. KING IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ACTIONS Case Nos. CV 09 1967 (CW) ; CV 09-3329 (CW)

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I, Jon T. King, make the following declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746: 1. I make this declaration upon personal knowledge and am competent to testify to

the facts set forth herein. 2. I am a partner with the law firm of Hausfeld LLP, one of the counsel for plaintiff

and putative class representative Edward C. O'Bannon, Jr. in the action captioned Edward C. O'Bannon, Jr. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., Case No. CV: 09-3329 (CW), filed July 21, 2009 ("O'Bannon") and assigned to the Honorable Claudia Wilken. I submit this Declaration in support of Plaintiffs Samuel Michael Keller's and Edward Charles O'Bannon, Jr.'s Joint Motion to Consolidate Actions. 3. On August 31, 2009, I sent an email to counsel for Defendants NCAA, CLC, and

Electronic Arts, and inquired whether they would stipulate to the consolidation of the Keller and O'Bannon actions. On September 1, 2009, Robert J. Wierenga, one of the counsel for defendant NCAA, emailed me on behalf of all Defendants and indicated that Defendants do not consent to the consolidation of the actions. 4. I understand that one or more defense counsel may be unavailable on October 8,

2009, the hearing date set for the instant Motion, and suggested to Defendants' counsel via an email on September 1, 2009 that the parties confer next week regarding moving the hearing date to October 1, 2009. 5. In the O'Bannon action, pursuant to agreement with Defendants NCAA and CLC

and a soon to be filed stipulation, Plaintiff O'Bannon's amended complaint would be due to be filed on September 11, 2009, with Defendants' motions to dismiss due 45 days later. // // // // // //
DECLARATION OF JON T. KING ISO MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ACTIONS 1 Case Nos. CV 09 1967 (CW) ; CV 09-3329 (CW)

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. EXECUTED this 1st day of September, 2009, at San Francisco California.

/s/ Jon T. King_____________________ Jon T. King (Cal. Bar No. 205073) HAUSFELD LLP 44 Montgomery Street, 34th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiff Edward Charles O'Bannon, Jr.

DECLARATION OF JON T. KING ISO MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ACTIONS

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