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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

GARRETT R. BROSHUIS(Bar No. 329924)

gbroshuis@koreintillery.com

KOREIN TILLERY, LLC

505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600

St. Louis, MO 63101

Telephone: (314) 241-4844

Facsimile: (314) 241-3525

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Taylor 

Smart and Michael Hacker, 

Individually and on Behalf of All 

Those Similarly Situated 

[additional attorneys listed on 

signature page]

DENNIS STEWART (Bar No. 99152)

dstewart@gustafsongluek.com

GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC

600 West Broadway, Suite 3300

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (612) 333-8844

Facsimile: (612) 339-6622

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph 

Colon, Shannon Ray, Katherine 

Sebbane, Khala Taylor and Peter 

Robinson, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated [additional attorneys 

listed on signature page]

CAROLYN H. LUEDTKE 

(Bar No. 207976)

carolyn.luedtke@mto.com

JUSTIN P. RAPHAEL 

(Bar No. 292380)

Justin.Raphael@mto.com

CHRISTOPHER CRUZ 

(Bar No. 346128)

Christopher.Cruz@mto.com

MEGAN L. MCCREADIE

(Bar No. 330704)

megan.mccreadie@mto.com

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

560 Mission Street, 27th Flr

San Francisco, CA 94105-2907

Telephone: (415) 512-4000

Facsimile: (415) 512-4077

Attorneys for Defendant 

National Collegiate Athletic 

Association, an 

Unincorporated Association.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

TAYLOR SMART AND MICHAEL HACKER, 

Individually and on Behalf of All

Those Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION, an

unincorporated association,

Defendant.

No. 2:22-cv-02125 WBS KJN

CLASS ACTION

JOINT STIPULATION AND

ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULE

JOSEPH COLON, SHANNON RAY, 

KATHERINE SEBBANE, KHALA TAYLOR 

AND PETER ROBINSON, individually 

and on behalf of all those

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 

ASSOCIATION, an unincorporated 

association,

Defendant.

No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK

Judge: The Honorable William B.

Shubb

Assigned to Hon. Judge Chi Soo 

Kim for Non-Dispositive Issues

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 1 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

Whereas, there have only been minor modifications to the 

case schedule to date, specifically the parties previously agreed 

to extend the time for Defendant to respond to Plaintiffs’ 

complaint from February 7, 2023, to February 24, 2023, and the 

parties previously agreed to extend the time by which the parties 

filed a joint status report from August 14, 2023, to August 21, 

2023; 

Whereas, the Court set a deadline of August 2, 2024 for 

Smart Plaintiffs and Colon Plaintiffs’ (together, “Plaintiffs”) 

motion for class certification, see Smart, ECF No. 38 at 4, 

Colon, ECF No. 45 at p. 5; 

Whereas the Plaintiffs, in order to gather information they 

believe to be highly pertinent to their claims have, among other 

things, served extensive third-party discovery, including

document subpoenas on all 353 NCAA Division I institutions as 

well as numerous conferences, and the execution, service, 

negotiation and compliance with those subpoenas is an extensive 

undertaking which is still ongoing;

Whereas, the parties have agreed to extend the deadline for 

Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification to November 1, 2024; 

Whereas, the parties have agreed to a briefing schedule for 

the class certification motion that takes the holidays into 

account, with Defendant’s opposition due on December 20, 2024, 

and Plaintiffs’ reply due on January 31, 2025; 

Whereas, the parties have agreed to extend other deadlines 

to accommodate the three-month extension of the class 

certification deadline, with the parties agreeing to the 

following deadlines:

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 2 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

• An extension of the deadline for expert reports from 

January 7, 2025 to April 4, 2025, and for rebuttal 

reports from February 7, 2025 to May 5, 2025;

• An extension of the close of discovery from March 7, 

2025 to June 6, 2025; 

• An extension of dispositive motions deadline from April 

25, 2025 to July 18, 2025; 

• An extension of the trial setting from September 16, 

2025 to a date in November 2025 that the Court has 

available;

• An extension of the Final Pretrial Conference from July 

14, 2025 to a date and time that the Court has 

available that is suitable for the revised trial date; 

Whereas, the Court has stated that any request to change the 

trial date must be heard by Judge Shubb, Smart, ECF No. 38 at 7; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, in 

accordance with Local Rule 144, that

1. Plaintiffs will file their motion for class 

certification by November 1, 2024, Defendants will file 

their opposition to that motion by December 20, 2024, 

and Plaintiffs will file their reply to that motion by 

January 31, 2025;

2. The parties will file expert reports by April 4, 2025, 

and will file rebuttal reports by May 5, 2025; 

3. The deadline for the close of discovery will be June 6, 

2025;

4. The parties will file dispositive motions by July 18, 

2025.

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 3 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the parties respectfully 

request that the Court continue the trial date to a date 

available for the Court in November 2025, and that the Court 

continue the Final Pretrial Conference to a date suitable for the 

Court. 

Respectfully submitted, KOREIN TILLERY, LLC

DATED: May 24, 2024 By: /s/Garrett R. Broshuis

GARRETT R. BROSHUIS 

STEPHEN M. TILLERY 

(pro hac)

stillery@koreintillery.com

STEVEN M. BEREZNEY 

(State Bar No. 329923)

sberezney@koreintillery.com

GARRETT R. BROSHUIS 

(State Bar No. 329924)

gbroshuis@koreintillery.com

KOREIN TILLERY, LLC

505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600

St. Louis, MO 63101

Telephone: (314) 241-4844

Facsimile: (314) 241-3525

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Taylor 

Smart and Michael Hacker, 

Individually and on Behalf of All 

Those Similarly Situated

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 4 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

By: /s/Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke

CAROLYN HOECKER LUEDTKE

CAROLYN H. LUEDTKE 

(State Bar No. 207976)

carolyn.luedtke@mto.com

JUSTIN P. RAPHAEL 

(State Bar No. 292380)

Justin.Raphael@mto.com

CHRISTOPHER CRUZ 

(State Bar No. 346128)

Christopher.Cruz@mto.com

MEGAN L. MCCREADIE 

(State Bar No. 330704)

megan.mccreadie@mto.com

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

560 Mission Street, 

Twenty-Seventh Floor

San Francisco, California 

94105-2907

Telephone:(415) 512-4000

Facsimile:(415) 512-4077

Attorneys for Defendant National 

Collegiate Athletic Association

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 5 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP

By: /s/Michael Lieberman

MICHAEL LIEBERMAN

JAMES CROOKS

(State Bar No. 310447)

(pro hac)

jamie@fairmarklaw.com

MICHAEL LIEBERMAN, 

DC Bar No. 1033827

(pro hac)

michael@fairmarklaw.com

FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP

1825 7th Street, NW, #821

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (619) 507-4182

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph 

Colon, Shannon Ray, Katherine 

Sebbane, Khala Taylor and Peter 

Robinson, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP

DARRYL J. HOROWITT 

(State Bar No. 100898)

dhorowitt@ch-law.com

COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP

499 West Shaw, Suite 116

Fresno, CA 93704

Telephone: (559) 248-4820

Facsimile: (559) 248-4830

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph 

Colon, Shannon Ray, Katherine 

Sebbane, Khala Taylor and Peter 

Robinson, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 6 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

KIRBY McINERNEY LLP

ROBERT J. GRALEWSKI, JR. 

(State Bar No. 196410)

bgralewski@kmllp.com

MARKO RADISAVLJEVIC 

(State Bar No. 306552)

mradisavljevic@kmllp.com

KIRBY McINERNEY LLP

600 B Street, Suite 2110

San Diego, California 92101

Telephone: (619) 784-1442

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph 

Colon, Shannon Ray, Katherine 

Sebbane, Khala Taylor and Peter 

Robinson, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

THE LAW OFFICES OF LEONARD B.

SIMON P.C.

LEONARD B. SIMON 

(State Bar No. 58310)

lens@rgrdlaw.com

THE LAW OFFICES OF LEONARD B.

SIMON P.C.

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 818-0644

Facsimile: (619) 231-7423

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph 

Colon, Shannon Ray, Katherine 

Sebbane, Khala Taylor and Peter 

Robinson, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 7 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC

DENNIS STEWART 

(State Bar No. 99152)

dstewart@gustafsongluek.com

DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON 

(#202241 pro hac)

dgustafson@gustafsongluek.com

JOSHUA J. RISSMAN 

(#391500 pro hac)

jrissman@gustafsongluek.com

ABOU AMARA

(pro hac)

aamara@gustafsongluek.com 

GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC

Canadian Pacific Plaza

120 South 6th Street, Suite 2600

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 333-8844

Facsimile: (612) 339-6622

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph 

Colon, Shannon Ray, Katherine 

Sebbane, Khala Taylor and Peter 

Robinson, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

 

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 8 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 24, 2024, I electronically 

filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF 

system, which will send notification of such filing to all 

attorneys of record registered for electronic filing.

/s/ Michael Lieberman__

Michael Lieberman

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No. 1:23-cv-00425 WBS CSK 9 NO. 2:22-cv-02125-WBS-KJN

JOINT STIPULATION MODIFYING SCHEDULE

ORDER

The Court, having considered the parties’ stipulation, and 

cause appearing, hereby orders that: 

1. Plaintiffs will file their motion for class 

certification by November 1, 2024, Defendants will file 

their opposition to that motion by December 20, 2024, 

and Plaintiffs will file their reply to that motion by 

January 31, 2025;

2. The parties will file expert reports by April 4, 2025, 

and will file rebuttal reports by May 5, 2025; 

3. The deadline for the close of discovery will be June 6, 

2025;

4. The parties will file dispositive motions by July 18, 

2025;

5. The Final Pretrial Conference is reset for October 6, 

2025 at 1:30 p.m.

6. The trial date is reset for December 9, 2025 at 9:00 

a.m.

Dated: May 29, 2024

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