Bishop v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al

Filing 26

Reply to Opposition re 10 MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed byBryon Bishop. (Asher, Steven) (Filed on 11/3/2009)

Bishop v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al

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Steven A. Asher (Pro Hac Vice) David H. Weinstein (SBN 43167) Mindee J. Reuben Jeremy S. Spiegel WEINSTEIN KITCHENOFF & ASHER LLC 1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1100 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Karl Olson (SBN 104760) RAM & OLSON LLP 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 820 San Francisco, California 94111 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiff Bryon Bishop [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION ) BRYON BISHOP, Individually and On Behalf ) ) of All Others Similarly Situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC., NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ) and COLLEGIATE LICENSING COMPANY, ) ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. CV-09-4128 (CW) REPLY OF PLAINTIFF BRYON BISHOP TO OPPOSITION OF DEFENDANT NCAA TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CONSOLIDATION OF BISHOP (CV-094128(CW)) AND KELLER (CV-091967(CW)) ACTIONS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 42 Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 2:00 p.m. Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor

PLAINTIFF BISHOP'S REPLY TO NCAA OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR CONSOLIDATION Case Nos. CV-09-4128 (CW) and CV-09-1967(CW) 1
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ARGUMENT Plaintiff Bryon Bishop has moved to consolidate his action with the Keller action (Keller Docket No. 101; Bishop Docket No. 10). Defendant NCAA in its "Opposition" does not oppose the consolidation of the Bishop and Keller actions (NCAA Br. at 1; Keller Docket No. 114; Bishop Docket No. 23). Rather, the NCAA reiterates its position (previously articulated in its opposition to the motion for consolidation of the Keller and O'Bannon actions, Keller Docket No. 83) that neither the Bishop action nor the Keller action should be consolidated with the O'Bannon action (NCAA Br. at 1-4). Plaintiff Bishop does not seek consolidation of his action with the O'Bannon action, and did not so move. Bishop is committed to vindicating the claims set forth in his complaint, and the similar claims set forth in the Keller complaint. Bishop believes that these claims are best asserted in a complaint which focuses exclusively on the damages and injury which Bishop, Keller and the proposed class of those similarly situated have sustained by virtue of the unlawful use of their likenesses and images in video games manufactured by defendant Electronic Arts, Inc. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth herein, plaintiff Bryon Bishop respectfully requests that his motion for consolidation of the Bishop and Keller actions be granted in all respects.

WEINSTEIN KITCHENOFF & ASHER LLC /s/Steven A. Asher (Pro Hac Vice) Steven A. Asher Steven A. Asher (Pro Hac Vice) David H. Weinstein (SBN 43167) Mindee J. Reuben Jeremy S. Spiegel 1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1100 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Joseph C. Kohn Robert J. LaRocca KOHN SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Gerald J. Rodos Jeffrey B. Gittleman BARRACK RODOS & BACINE 3300 Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Karl Olson (SBN 104760) RAM & OLSON LLP 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 820 San Francisco, California 94111 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Roberta D. Liebenberg Donald L. Perelman FINE, KAPLAN AND BLACK, R.P.C. 1835 Market Street, Suite 2800 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Howard J. Sedran Austin B. Cohen LEVIN, FISHBEIN, SEDRAN & BERMAN 510 Walnut Street, Suite 500 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Counsel for Plaintiff Bryon Bishop

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