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

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Memorandum in Opposition re #56 MOTION to Extend All Deadlines Pending Determination on Motion to Consolidate Actions filed byNational Collegiate Athletic Association. (Wierenga, Robert) (Filed on 9/4/2009)

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

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Gregory L. Curtner (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Robert J. Wierenga (SBN183687) [e-mail] Kimberly K. Kefalas (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Atleen Kaur (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] MILLER, CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND STONE, P.L.C. 101 North Main St., 7th Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Jason A. Geller (SBN168149) [e-mail] Glen R. Olson (SBN111914) [e-mail] LONG & LEVIT LLP 465 California Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION 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. 3:09-cv-03329 CW DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND ALL DEADLINES PENDING DETERMINATION ON MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ACTIONS Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken Date Complaint filed: July 21, 2009

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Defendants National Collegiate Athletic Association and Collegiate Licensing Company hereby oppose Plaintiff's Joint Motion to Extend All Deadlines Pending Determination on Motion to Consolidate Actions, filed in this action on September 1, 2009. The bases for

Defendants' opposition to Plaintiff's request for an extension of all deadlines is set forth in the Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Joint Motion to Extend All Deadlines Pending Determination on Motion to Consolidate Actions, filed on September 4, 2009 in Keller v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:09-CV-1967-CW. Robert J. Wierenga, the filer of this Opposition, hereby attests that Peter M. Boyle concurs in the filing of this Opposition. CONCLUSION Defendants respectfully request that Plaintiffs' Motion to Extend All Deadlines Pending Determination on Motion to Consolidate be denied.

Dated: September 4, 2009

By: /s/ Robert J. Wierenga Robert J. Wierenga (SBN 183687) MILLER, CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE Attorneys for Defendant NCAA

Dated: September 4, 2009

By: /s/ Peter M. Boyle Peter M. Boyle (pro hac vice) KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP Attorneys for Defendant CLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 4, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification to the e-mail addresses registered and I hereby certify that I have mailed the foregoing document via the U.S. Postal Service to the following non-CM/ECF participant: Arthur N. Bailey Hausfeld LLP 44 Montgomery St., 34th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Tanya Chutkan Jack Simms Boise Schiller & Flexner LLP 5301 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 800 Washington DC 20015

By: /s/ Robert J. Wierenga Robert J. Wierenga (SBN 183687) MILLER, CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE Attorneys for Defendant NCAA

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