Hartman et al v. National Collegiate Athletic Association et al

Filing 8

STIPULATION AND ORDER re (196 in 4:14-md-02541-CW) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Re: Incorporation of Hartman Claims in Consolidated Amended Complaint and Coordination of Discovery from Hartman Plaintiffs filed by Mid-American Confe rence, Conference USA, Western Athletic Conference, Afure Jemerigbe, Southeastern Conference, Justine Hartman, The Big Twelve Conference, Inc., American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference Inc, Shawne Alston, National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Big Ten Conference, Inc., Pacific 12 Conference, Sun Belt Conference, Mountain West Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 2/18/15. (sisS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/18/2015)

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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]

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Bruce L. Simon (CA SBN 96241)
Aaron M. Sheanin (CA SBN 214472)
Benjamin E. Shiftan (CA SBN 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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Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel

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[Additional counsel listed on sig. 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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CASE NO. 14-md-2541-CW
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF
HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED
COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF
DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

This Document Relates to:
ALL ACTIONS EXCEPT
Jenkins v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n,
Case No, 4:14-02578-CW

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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This Document Also Relates to:

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Hartman et al. v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic
Ass’n, et al., Case No. 4:15-cv-00178-JCS

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WHEREAS on January 23, 2015, Plaintiffs Justine Hartman and Afure Jemerigbe filed an

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Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Hartman, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic

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Association, et al., Case No. 4:15-cv-00178 JCS (the “Hartman Action”) should be related to this

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Multi-District Litigation entitled In Re: National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Grant-In-

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Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation (MDL Dkt. 190);

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WHEREAS that motion was granted on February 9, 2015 (MDL Dkt. 191);

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WHEREAS Counsel for the Plaintiffs in the Hartman Action agree by this stipulation to

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add the Hartman Action Plaintiffs Ms. Hartman and Ms. Jemerigbe and their claims to the

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Consolidated Amended Complaint in this MDL;

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WHEREAS the parties have agreed that Plaintiff Justine Hartman’s deadline to respond to

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the NCAA’s First Set of Interrogatories to All Plaintiffs and Defendants’ First Set of Requests for

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Production of Documents to All Plaintiffs will be February 20, 2015, and Plaintiff Afure

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Jemerigbe’s deadline to respond to NCAA’s First Set of Interrogatories to All Plaintiffs and

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Defendants’ First Set of Requests for Production of Documents to All Plaintiffs will be March 1,

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2015; and

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WHEREAS Defendants have previously answered the Consolidated Amended Complaint
(MDL Dkt. 145-149, 151, 154, 156, 158-161).

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THEREFORE, the MDL Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel, counsel for the

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Plaintiffs in the Hartman Action, and all Defendants’ counsel hereby stipulate and agree that

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Plaintiffs Justine Hartman and Afure Jemerigbe shall be treated as additional plaintiffs in the MDL

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action’s Consolidated Amended Complaint (MDL Dkt. 60), and that the Hartman Complaint shall

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be deemed amended and replaced by the Consolidated Amended Complaint and paragraphs 19-37

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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of the Hartman Complaint describing Plaintiffs Justine Hartman and Afure Jemerigbe are hereby

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incorporated into the Consolidated Amended Complaint as paragraphs 138A-S.

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The MDL Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel, counsel for the Plaintiffs in the

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Hartman Action, and all Defendants’ counsel further stipulate and agree that Defendants’ Answers

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to the Consolidated Amended Complaint shall be deemed amended to respond to paragraphs 138A-

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S to state that: (i) each Defendant lacks sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief as to

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the truth of the allegations in paragraphs 138A-I and paragraphs 138K-R and on that basis denies

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them; (ii) each Defendant denies the allegations in paragraphs 138J and 138S. By virtue of the

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above described amendment and incorporation, Defendants are relieved of any further obligation to

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respond separately to the Hartman Complaint.

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The MDL Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel, counsel for the Plaintiffs in the

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Hartman Action, and all Defendants’ counsel further stipulate and agree that Plaintiff Justine

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Hartman’s deadline to respond to the NCAA’s First Set of Interrogatories to All Plaintiffs and

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Defendants’ First Set of Requests for Production of Documents to All Plaintiffs will be February

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20, 2015, and Plaintiff Afure Jemerigbe’s deadline to respond to the NCAA’s First Set of

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Interrogatories to All Plaintiffs and Defendants’ First Set of Requests for Production of Documents

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to All Plaintiffs will be March 1, 2015.

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The undersigned Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel, Bruce L. Simon, hereby attests that

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counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants have concurred in the filing of this stipulation, in accordance

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with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3).

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DATED: February 17, 2015

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

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By /s/ Steve W. Berman
STEVE W. BERMAN
Ashley Bede
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP

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By /s/ Bruce L. Simon
BRUCE L. SIMON

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Aaron M. Sheanin (214472)
Benjamin E. Shiftan (265767)
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
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[e-mail]

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Jon T. King (205073)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
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[e-mail]

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Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel

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PRITZKER LEVINE LLP

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By /s/ Elizabeth C. Pritzker
ELIZABETH C. PRITZKER

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Elizabeth C. Pritzker (146267)
Jonathan K. Levine (220289)
Bethany L. Caracuzzo (190687)
Shiho Yamamoto (264741)
180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1390
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail];
[e-mail];
[e-mail];
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Additional Class Counsel and Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Justine Hartman and Afure Jemerigbe

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

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/s/ Scott P. Cooper
SCOTT P. COOPER
Scott P. Cooper (SBN 96905)
Jennifer L. Jones (SBN 284624)
Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum (SBN 272358)
Shawn S. Ledingham (SBN 275268)
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant Pacific 12 Conference

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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MAYER BROWN LLP

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/s/ Andrew S. Rosenman
ANDREW S. ROSENMAN

Andrew S. Rosenman (SBN 253764)
Britt M. Miller (pro hac vice)
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-4637
Telephone: [phone]
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Richard J. Favretto (pro hac vice)
MAYER BROWN LLP
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1101
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Attorneys for Defendant The Big Ten Conference, Inc.

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ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON

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/s/ Robert W. Fuller
ROBERT W. FULLER

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Nathan C. Chase, Jr. (SBN 247526)
Robert W. Fuller, III (pro hac vice)
Mark W. Merritt (pro hac vice)
Lawrence C. Moore, III (pro hac vice)
Amanda R. Pickens (pro hac vice)
101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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Mark J. Seifert (SBN 217054)
Robert R. Moore (SBN 113818)
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY &
NATSIS LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Attorneys for Defendant Southeastern Conference

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SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP

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/s/ D. Erik Albright
D. ERIK ALBRIGHT

D. Erik Albright (pro hac vice)
300 North Greene Street, Suite 1400
Greensboro, NC 27401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Jonathan P. Heyl (pro hac vice)
101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1300
Charlotte, NC 28246
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Charles LaGrange Coleman, III (SBN 65496)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA 94111-4624
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Attorneys for Defendant Atlantic Coast Conference

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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POLSINELLI PC

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/s/ Leane K. Capps
LEANE K. CAPPS

Leane K. Capps (pro hac vice)
POLSINELLI PC
Saint Ann Court
2501 N. Harwood Street, Suite 1900
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: [phone]
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Amy D. Fitts (pro hac vice)
POLSINELLI PC
120 W. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
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Wesley D. Hurst (SBN 127564)
POLSINELLI LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Attorneys for Defendant The Big 12 Conference, Inc.
and Conference USA

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SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM
LLP

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/s/ Karen Hoffman Lent
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Raoul D. Kennedy (SBN 40892)
525 University Avenue, Suite 1100
Palo Alto, California 94301
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Jeffrey Mishkin (pro hac vice)
Anthony J. Dreyer (pro hac vice)
Karen Hoffman Lent (pro hac vice)
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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Robert J. Wierenga (SBN 183687)
Gregory L. Curtner (pro hac vice)
Kimberly K. Kefalas (pro hac vice)
Jacob K. Danziger (SBN 278219)
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP
350 S. Main St., Suite 210
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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Attorneys for Defendant National Collegiate Athletic
Association

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COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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/s/ Benjamin C. Block
BENJAMIN C. BLOCK

Benjamin C. Block (pro hac vice)
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-2401
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Matthew D. Kellogg (SBN 280541)
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5356
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Attorneys for American Athletic Conference

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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JONES WALKER LLP

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/s/ Mark Cunningham
MARK A. CUNNINGHAM
Mark A. Cunningham (pro hac vice)
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
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Attorneys for Defendant Sun Belt Conference

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FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP

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/s/ Jeffrey D. Polsky
JEFFREY D. POLSKY

Jeffrey D. Polsky (SBN 120975)
235 Pine Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Attorneys for Defendant Atlantic Sun Conference

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WALTER | HAVERFIELD LLP

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/s/ R. Todd Hunt
R. TODD HUNT

R. Todd Hunt (pro hac vice)
The Tower at Erieview
1301 E. 9th Street, Suite 3500
Cleveland, OH 44114-1821
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Attorneys for Defendant Mid-American Conference

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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BRYAN CAVE LLP

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/s/ Adam Brezine
ADAM BREZINE

Adam Brezine (SBN 220852)
560 Mission Street, 25th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
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Richard Young (pro hac vice application to be filed)
Brent Rychener (pro hac vice application to be filed)
90 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 1300
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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Attorneys for Defendant Mountain West Conference

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BRADLEY DEVITT HAAS & WATKINS, P.C.

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JON T. BRADLEY

Jon T. Bradley (pro hac vice application to be filed)
2201 Ford Street
Golden, CO 80401
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Attorneys for Defendant Western Athletic Conference

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
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PLAINTIFFS

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION,
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: __________________, 2015
February 18

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THE HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Case No. 14-md-2541 (CW)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE INCORPORATION OF HARTMAN CLAIMS IN
CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY FROM HARTMAN
PLAINTIFFS

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