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

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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 

[Counsel listed on signature page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

IN RE: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE 

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ATHLETIC 

GRANT-IN-AID CAP ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION 

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 

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

ALL ACTIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for class certification; 

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

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

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

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

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

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

2:00 p.m.; 

WHEREAS, Consolidated Plaintiffs and Jenkins Plaintiffs filed a joint motion for class 

certification (the “Motion”) on November 14, 2014; 

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

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

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 

and interrogatories, the responses to which were originally due January 5, 2015; 

WHEREAS, Consolidated Plaintiffs requested an extension until January 14, 2015 to 

respond to that discovery; 

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

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

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

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

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

the Past NCAA Cases; 

WHEREAS, following numerous meetings and conferences, Plaintiffs agreed to Defendants’ 

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

Materials from the Past NCAA Cases; 

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

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

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

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

THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 

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

interrogatories is extended to January 19, 2015; 

2. The parties will work in good faith to finalize a written agreement regarding the 

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

2015; 

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

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

order of this Court; 

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

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

follows: 

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

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

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

Dated: December 31, 2014 

 

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: (212) 294-6700 

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700 

jkessler@winston.com 

Sean D. Meenan 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 591-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 591-1400 

smeenan@winston.com 

Counsel for Jenkins Plaintiffs 

Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 

By: /s/ Steve W. Berman 

Steve W. Berman 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP 

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone: (206) 623-7292 

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 

steve@hbsslaw.com 

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: (415) 433-9000 

Facsimile: (415) 433-9008 

bsimon@pswlaw.com 

Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 

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: (212) 735-3000 

Facsimile: (917) 777-2000 

jeffrey.mishkin@skadden.com 

Raoul D. Kennedy 

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & 

FLOM LLP 

525 University Avenue 

Palo Alto, CA 94301 

Telephone: (650) 470-4500 

Facsimile: (650) 470-4570 

raoul.kennedy@skadden.com 

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: (214) 397-0030 

lcapps@polsinelli.com 

Amy D. Fitts 

POLSINELLI PC 

120 W. 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64105 

Telephone: (816) 218-1255 

afitts@polsinelli.com 

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CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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

Wesley D. Hurst 

POLSINELLI PC 

2049 Century Park East, Suite 2300 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 556-1801 

whurst@polsinelli.com 

Counsel for the Big 12 Conference, Inc. and 

Conference USA 

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: (216) 928-2935 

Facsimile: (216) 916-2372 

rthunt@walterhav.com 

Counsel for Mid-American Conference 

By: /s/ Mark A. Cunningham 

Mark A. Cunningham 

JONES WALKER 

201 St. Charles Avenue 

New Orleans, LA 70170-5100 

Telephone: (504) 582-8536 

Facsimile: (504) 589-8536 

mcunningham@joneswalker.com 

Counsel for Sun Belt Conference 

By: /s/ D. Erik Albright 

D. Erik Albright 

SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP 

300 North Greene Street, Suite 1400 

Greensboro, NC 27401 

Telephone: (336) 378-5368 

Facsimile: (336) 433-7402 

erik.albright@smithmorrelaw.com 

Jonathan P. Heyl 

SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP 

101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1300 

Charlotte, NC 28246 

Telephone: (704) 384-2625 

Facsimile: (704) 384-2625 

jon.heyl@smithmoorelaw.com 

Charles La Grange Coleman, III 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

50 California Street, Suite 2800 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4624 

Telephone: (415) 743-6900 

Facsimile: (415) 743-6910 

ccoleman@hklaw.com 

Counsel for The Atlantic Coast Conference 

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: (310) 557-2900 

Facsimile: (310) 557-2193 

scooper@proskauer.com 

Counsel for Pac-12 Conference

By: /s/ Andrew S. Rosenman 

Andrew S. Rosenman 

Britt M. Miller 

MAYER BROWN LLP 

71 South Wacker Drive 

Chicago, IL 60606-46537 

Telephone: (312) 782-0600 

Facsimile: (312) 701-7711 

arosenman@mayerbrown.com 

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CANCELLING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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Richard J. Favretto 

MAYER BROWN LLP 

1999 K Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006-1101 

Telephone: (202) 263-3000 

Facsimile: (202) 263-3300 

rfavretto@mayerbrown.com 

Counsel for The Big Ten Conference, Inc. 

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: (704) 377-2536 

Facsimile: (704) 378-4000 

rfuller@rbh.com 

Mark J. Seifert 

Robert R. Moore 

ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE 

MALLORY & NATSIS LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Sloor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 837-1515 

Facsimile: (415) 837-1516 

mseifert@allenmatkins.com 

Counsel for Southeastern Conference 

By: /s/ Adam Brezine 

Adam Brezine 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

560 Mission Street, 25th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 674-3400 

Facsimile: (415) 675-3434 

adam.brezine@bryancave.com 

Richard Young 

Brent Rychener 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

90 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 1300 

Colorado Springs, CO 80903 

Telephone: (719) 473-3800 

Facsimile: (719) 633-1518 

richard.young@bryancave.com 

brent.rychener@bryancave.com 

Counsel for Mountain West Conference 

By: /s/ John T. Bradley 

John T. Bradley 

BRADLEY DEVITT HAAS & WATKINS, 

P.C. 

2201 Ford Street 

Golden, CO 80401 

Telephone: (303) 384-9228 

Facsimile: (303) 384-9231 

jon@goldenlawyers.com 

Counsel for Western Athletic Conference 

By: /s/ Benjamin C. Block 

Benjamin C. Block 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

One CityCenter 

850 Tenth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20001-4956 

Telephone: (202 662-5205 

Facsimile: (202) 778-5205 

bblock@cov.com 

Matthew D. Kellogg (SBN 280541) 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

One Front Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5356 

Telephone: (415) 591-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 591-6091 

mkellogg@cov.com 

Counsel for American Athletic Conference 

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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

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. 

/s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler 

 Jeffrey L. Kessler 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

United States District Court Judge 

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