JENKINS et al v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION et al

Filing 184

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING. Motion to Intervene of ESPN, Inc., ESPN Enterprises, Inc., and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.(158 in 4:14-cv-02758-CW, 314 in 4:14-md-02541 CW) set for 2/17/2016 01:00 PM in Courtroom 7, 4th Floor, San Jose. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 1/29/2016. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2016)

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Scott P. Cooper (SBN 96905)
Jennifer L. Jones (SBN 284624)
Jacquelyn N. Ferry (SBN 287798)
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant Pac-12 Conference
[Additional 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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SAN JOSE 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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Case No. 4:14-md-02541-CW (NC)
Case No. 4:14-cv-02758-CW (NC)
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE
HEARING FOR UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN, INC., ESPN
ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN
BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

ALL ACTIONS

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STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING FOR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN,
INC., ESPN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
CASE NOS. 4:14-MD-02541-CW (NC); 4:14-CV-02758-CW (NC)

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WHEREAS, on January 4, 2016, Consolidated Plaintiffs and Jenkins Plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”),

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and defendants Atlantic Coast Conference, The Big Ten Conference, Inc., the Big 12 Conference,

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Inc., Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference (“Conference Defendants”) filed a Joint

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Statement re Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Financial Records and Data;

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WHEREAS, on January 5, 2016, non-parties ESPN, Inc. ESPN Enterprises, Inc., and

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American Broadcast Companies, Inc. (“ESPN/ABC”) filed a Notice of Motion and Motion for

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Leave to Intervene for Limited Purpose of Opposing Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Financial Records

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and Data;

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WHEREAS, on January 5, 2016, non-parties Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Cable

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Networks, Inc., and Fox International Channels (“Fox Networks”) filed a Notice of Motion and

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Motion to Intervene for Purposes of Opposing a Motion to Compel Production of Irrelevant

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Documents Containing Non-Parties’ Trade Secrets and Highly Confidential Business Information;

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WHEREAS, on January 8, 2016, non-party CBS Broadcasting Inc. (“CBS”) filed a Notice of

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Motion and Motion to Intervene for the Limited Purpose of Opposing Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel

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Production of Documents Containing Non-Parties’ Highly Confidential Business Information;

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WHEREAS, on January 6, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a Statement of Non-Opposition to Motion
for Leave to Intervene of Non-Parties ESPN/ABC;
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a Statement of Non-Opposition to Motion
for Leave to Intervene of Non-Parties the Fox Networks;
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a Statement of Non-Opposition to Motion
for Leave to Intervene of Non-Party CBS Broadcasting Inc.;
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2016, Defendants Atlantic Coast Conference, The Big Ten

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Conference, Inc., The Big Twelve Conference, Inc., Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern

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Conference (“Conference Defendants”) filed a Response to Plaintiffs’ Statement of Non-Opposition

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to Motion for Leave to Intervene of Non-Parties ESPN, Inc., ESPN Enterprises, Inc. and American

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Broadcasting Companies, Inc.;

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-1STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING FOR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN,
INC., ESPN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
CASE NOS. 4:14-MD-02541-CW (NC); 4:14-CV-02758-CW (NC)

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WHEREAS, the hearing on ESPN/ABC’s Motion for Leave to Intervene is scheduled for
February 10, 2016;

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WHEREAS, the hearing on the Fox Networks’ Motion to Intervene is scheduled for February
17, 2016;

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WHEREAS, the hearing on CBS’s Motion to Intervene is scheduled for February 17, 2016;

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WHEREAS, after the hearing on ESPN/ABC’s Motion for Leave to Intervene was scheduled

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for February 10, 2016, the California Court of Appeal scheduled for February 10, 2016 oral

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argument in an unrelated litigation in which lead counsel for Pac-12 Conference is counsel, and will

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argue the appeal;

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WHEREAS, the parties have not previously stipulated to continue the hearing on
ESPN/ABC's Motion for Leave to Intervene; and

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WHEREAS, the February 10, 2016 hearing date was not reserved with or specially set by the
Judge;

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WHEREAS, all of the above motions to intervene are unopposed by plaintiffs and all other
parties;
THEREFORE, as a convenience to the Court and all of the parties, and to accommodate

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Pac-12 Conference counsel’s calendar conflict, Plaintiffs, Conference Defendants, and ESPN/ABC

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hereby stipulate to continue the hearing on ESPN/ABC’s Motion for Leave to Intervene set for

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February 10, 2016 to February 17, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

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-2STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING FOR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN,
INC., ESPN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
CASE NOS. 4:14-MD-02541-CW (NC); 4:14-CV-02758-CW (NC)

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Dated: January 29, 2016
By

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Steve W. Berman
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Ashley Bede (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jeff D. Friedman (173886)
Jon T. King (205073)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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By /s/ Bruce Simon
Bruce L. Simon (96241)
Aaron M. Sheanin (214472)
Benjamin E. Shiftan (265767)
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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/s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler
Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice)
David G. Feher (pro hac vice)
David L. Greenspan (pro hac vice)
Timothy M. Nevius (pro hac vice)
Joseph A. Litman (pro hac vice)
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-4193
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Sean D. Meenan (SBN 260466)
Jeanifer E. Parsigian (SBN 289001)
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Jenkins Plaintiffs
Interim Class Counsel

Counsel for Consolidated Plaintiffs
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel

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-3STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING FOR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN,
INC., ESPN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
CASE NOS. 4:14-MD-02541-CW (NC); 4:14-CV-02758-CW (NC)

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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]

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

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Charles La Grange Coleman, III
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA 94111-4624
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for The Atlantic Coast Conference
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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]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Pac-12 Conference
By: /s/ Robert W. Fuller
Robert W. Fuller, III
Nathan C. Chase Jr.
Mark W. Merritt
Lawrence C. Moore, III
Pearlynn G. Houck
Amanda R. Pickens
ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON
101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Mark J. Seifert
Robert R. Moore
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE
MALLORY & NATSIS LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

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By: /s/ Scott P. Cooper
Scott P. Cooper
Jennifer L. Jones
Jacquelyn N. Ferry
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Counsel for The Big Ten Conference, Inc.

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Counsel for Southeastern Conference
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-4STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING FOR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN,
INC., ESPN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
CASE NOS. 4:14-MD-02541-CW (NC); 4:14-CV-02758-CW (NC)

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By: /s/ Leane K. Capps
Leane K. Capps
Caitlin J. Morgan
POLSINELLI PC
2950 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2100
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

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/s/ Evan R. Chesler
Evan R. Chesler (admitted to N.D. Cal. on
September 24, 1982)
Roger G. Brooks (pro hac vice)
J. Wesley Earnhardt (pro hac vice)
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019-7475
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Amy D. Fitts
POLSINELLI PC
120 W. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for proposed intervenors ESPN, Inc.,
ESPN Enterprises, Inc., and American
Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

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

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Counsel for the Big 12 Conference, Inc.
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ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3)
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 the signatories above.

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/s/ Scott P. Cooper
SCOTT P. COOPER

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Dated: January 29, 2016

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-5STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING FOR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE OF ESPN,
INC., ESPN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
CASE NOS. 4:14-MD-02541-CW (NC); 4:14-CV-02758-CW (NC)