JENKINS et al v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION et al

Filing 109

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting (180) in case 4:14-md-02541-CW; and (108) in case 4:14-cv-02758-CW Stipulation Resetting Schedule For Class Certification And Cancelling Case Management Conference. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2015)

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[Counsel listed on signature page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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IN RE: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ATHLETIC
GRANT-IN-AID CAP ANTITRUST
LITIGATION

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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:

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ALL ACTIONS

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Case No. 4:14-md-02541-CW
Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RESETTING SCHEDULE FOR
CLASS CERTIFICATION AND
CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND
CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
MDL No. 4:14-md-02541-CW; Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW

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WHEREAS, at the October 9, 2014 hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, the Court

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scheduled a Case Management Conference for January 7, 2015, but noted that “if that comes along

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and everything is all set and we don’t need it, we can just cancel it;”

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WHEREAS, shortly after the hearing, the parties began negotiating the production of certain

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documents and other materials, including, but not limited to, expert reports; discovery responses;

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documents responsive to discovery requests; deposition transcripts, videos, and exhibits; declarations

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and affidavits; and trial transcripts and exhibits produced, exchanged, or filed(collectively, the

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“Materials”) from O’Bannon v. NCAA, Case No. 09-cv-3329-CW (N.D. Cal.); Keller v. Electronic

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Arts, Inc. / In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Litigation, Case No. 09-cv-1967-CW

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(N.D. Cal.); White v. NCAA, Case No. 06-cv-0999-VBF (C.D. Cal.); Agnew v. NCAA, Case No. 11-

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cv-0293-JMS (S.D. Ind.); Agnew v. NCAA, Case No. 11-3066 (7th Cir.); and Rock v. NCAA, Case

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No. 12-cv-1019-JMS (S.D. Ind.) (collectively, the “Past NCAA Cases”);

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WHEREAS, on October 30, 2014, the parties submitted a Case Management Report on Class

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Certification Briefing and Settlement, which included their respective positions regarding a schedule

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for class certification;

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WHEREAS, on November 5, 2014, the Court issued an Administrative Order, setting forth

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the following schedule: (1) all Plaintiffs who seek to certify a Rule 23(b)(2) class shall file a joint

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brief no sooner than November 6, 2014; (2) Defendants shall file their joint opposition ten weeks

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after the motion is filed; (3) Plaintiffs shall file their joint reply brief no later than three weeks

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thereafter; and (4) the Court will schedule the hearing on the Motion, as well as a further Case

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Management Conference, approximately two weeks after the reply is filed, on a Thursday at

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2:00 p.m.;

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WHEREAS, Consolidated Plaintiffs and Jenkins Plaintiffs filed a joint motion for class
certification (the “Motion”) on November 14, 2014;

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WHEREAS, under the current schedule, Defendants’ joint opposition to the Motion is due

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January 23, 2015, Plaintiffs’ joint reply in support of the Motion is due February 13, 2015, and the

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hearing is likely to be scheduled for late February or early March 2015;

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND
CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
MDL No. 14-md-02541-CW; Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW

WHEREAS, on December 1, 2014, Defendants served Plaintiffs with requests for production

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and interrogatories, the responses to which were originally due January 5, 2015;
WHEREAS, Consolidated Plaintiffs requested an extension until January 14, 2015 to

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respond to that discovery;
WHEREAS, Defendants proposed and Plaintiffs agree to a revised schedule under which (1)

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Plaintiffs’ deadline to respond to Defendants’ discovery would be extended by two weeks, to

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January 19, 2015; (2) Defendants’ deadline to file joint opposition to the Motion would be extended

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to February 13, 2015; (3) Plaintiffs’ deadline to file a joint reply in support of the Motion would be

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extended to March 13, 2015; and (4) Defendants agreed to produce some, but not all Materials from

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the Past NCAA Cases;
WHEREAS, following numerous meetings and conferences, Plaintiffs agreed to Defendants’

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proposed schedule, and the parties reached an agreement in principle regarding the production of

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Materials from the Past NCAA Cases;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree to work in good faith to finalize a written agreement regarding

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the production of Materials from Past NCAA Cases by the close of business on Monday, January 5,

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2015, and further agree that if they are able to finalize a written agreement by that time, there will be

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no remaining issues to discuss at the January 7, 2015 Case Management Conference;

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THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

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The deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to Defendants’ requests for production and

interrogatories is extended to January 19, 2015;
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The parties will work in good faith to finalize a written agreement regarding the

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production of Materials from Past NCAA Cases by the close of business on Monday, January 5,

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2015;

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Unless a party files a notice on Monday, January 5, 2015 that the parties were unable

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to reach an agreement, the January 7, 2015 Case Management Conference will be cancelled, upon

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order of this Court;

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Upon order of this Court, the Rule 23(b)(2) class certification schedule is reset as

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a.

Defendants’ joint opposition brief is due February 13, 2015;

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b.

Plaintiffs’ joint reply brief is due March 13, 2015; and

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The Motion will be heard, and a further Case Management Conference will be
held, on April 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

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Dated: December 31, 2014

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By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler
Jeffrey L. Kessler
David G. Feher
David L. Greenspan
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-4193
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Mishkin
Jeffrey A. Mishkin
Anthony J. Dreyer
Karen Hoffman Lent
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER &
FLOM LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Sean D. Meenan
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Raoul D. Kennedy
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER &
FLOM LLP
525 University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Counsel for Jenkins Plaintiffs
Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel

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

Counsel for National Collegiate Athletic
Association
By: /s/ Leane K. Capps
Leane K. Capps
POLSINELLI PC
Saint Ann Court
2501 N. Harwood Street, Suite 1900
Dallas, TXD 75201
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Bruce L. Simon
Bruce L. Simon
Aaron M. Sheanin
Benjamin E. Shiftan
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Amy D. Fitts
POLSINELLI PC
120 W. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel

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CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
MDL No. 14-md-02541-CW; Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW

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Wesley D. Hurst
POLSINELLI PC
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

Jonathan P. Heyl
SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP
101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1300
Charlotte, NC 28246
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Counsel for the Big 12 Conference, Inc. and
Conference USA

Charles La Grange Coleman, III
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA 94111-4624

By: /s/ R. Todd Hunt
R. Todd Hunt
WALTER HAVERFIELD LLP
The Tower at Erieview
1301 E. 9th Street, Suite 3500
Cleveland, OH 44114-1821
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for The Atlantic Coast Conference

By: /s/ Mark A. Cunningham
Mark A. Cunningham
JONES WALKER
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Scott P. Cooper
Scott P. Cooper
Jennifer L. Jones
Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum
Shawn S. Ledingham Jr.
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Sun Belt Conference

Counsel for Pac-12 Conference

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By: /s/ D. Erik Albright
D. Erik Albright
SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP
300 North Greene Street, Suite 1400
Greensboro, NC 27401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Andrew S. Rosenman
Andrew S. Rosenman
Britt M. Miller
MAYER BROWN LLP
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-46537
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Mid-American Conference

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND
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MDL No. 14-md-02541-CW; Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW

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Richard J. Favretto
MAYER BROWN LLP
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Brent Rychener
BRYAN CAVE LLP
90 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 1300
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Telephone: [phone]
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for The Big Ten Conference, Inc.
Counsel for Mountain West Conference
By: /s/ Robert W. Fuller
Robert W. Fuller, III
Nathan C. Chase Jr.
Mark W. Merritt
Lawrence C. Moore, III
Amanda R. Pickens
ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON
101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Southeastern Conference

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Counsel for Western Athletic Conference

Mark J. Seifert
Robert R. Moore
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE
MALLORY & NATSIS LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Sloor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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By: /s/ John T. Bradley
John T. Bradley
BRADLEY DEVITT HAAS & WATKINS,
P.C.
2201 Ford Street
Golden, CO 80401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Adam Brezine
Adam Brezine
BRYAN CAVE LLP
560 Mission Street, 25th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Richard Young

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By: /s/ Benjamin C. Block
Benjamin C. Block
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Matthew D. Kellogg (SBN 280541)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5356
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for American Athletic Conference

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND
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MDL No. 14-md-02541-CW; Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW

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ECF ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests that concurrence in
the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories above.

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/s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler
Jeffrey L. Kessler

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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The Honorable Claudia Wilken
United States District Court Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING SCHEDULE FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND
CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
MDL No. 14-md-02541-CW; Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW