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

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Sean Eskovitz (SBN 241877)

WILKINSON WALSH + ESKOVITZ LLP

11726 San Vicente Blvd., Ste. 600

Los Angeles, CA 90049

Telephone: (424) 316-4000

Facsimile: (202) 847-4005

seskovitz@wilkinsonwalsh.com

Beth A. Wilkinson (pro hac vice)

Alexandra M. Walsh (pro hac vice)

Brian L. Stekloff (pro hac vice)

Rakesh N. Kilaru (pro hac vice)

WILKINSON WALSH + ESKOVITZ LLP

2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor 

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 847-4000

Facsimile: (202) 847-4005

bwilkinson@wilkinsonwalsh.com

awalsh@wilkinsonwalsh.com

bstekloff@wilkinsonwalsh.com

rkilaru@wilksinsonwalsh.com

Jeffrey A. Mishkin (pro hac vice)

Karen Hoffman Lent (pro hac vice)

SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & 

FLOM LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 735-3000

Facsimile (212) 735-2000

jeffrey.mishkin@skadden.com

karen.lent@skadden.com

Counsel for Defendant NCAA

[Additional counsel listed on signature page]

Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

Telephone: (206) 623-7292

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594

steve@hbsslaw.com

Bruce L. Simon (SBN 96241)

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 433-9000

Facsimile: (415) 433-9008

bsimon@pswlaw.com

Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice) 

David G. Feher (pro hac vice)

David L. Greenspan (pro hac vice)

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

200 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10166-4193 

Telephone: (212) 294-6700 

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

jkessler@winston.com

dfeher@winston.com

dgreenspan@winston.com

Class Counsel for Jenkins and Consolidated 

Action Plaintiffs

[Additional 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

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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ALL 

ACTIONS EXCEPT Jenkins v. Nat’l 

Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, Case No. 14-cv02758-CW

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

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

FOR PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

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Pursuant to the Minute order entered in the above-referenced actions on May 22, 2018 (ECF No. 

829), counsel for all parties submit the following stipulation setting forth an agreed schedule for the 

exchange and submission of pretrial documents.

1. Witness Lists and Testimony by Designation

o June 6, 2018: Plaintiffs will identify for Defendants the witnesses whom Plaintiffs 

plan to present live or by designated deposition testimony.

o June 12, 2018: Defendants will identify for Plaintiffs the witnesses whom 

Defendants plan to present live or by designated deposition testimony.

o July 13, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will file their witness lists, including 

paragraph summaries.

2. Designation of Deposition Transcripts and Other Discovery 

o June 19, 2018: Plaintiffs will provide Defendants their affirmative discovery 

designations (i.e., deposition testimony and written discovery responses).

o June 26, 2018: Defendants will provide Plaintiffs their affirmative discovery 

designations and objections to and counter-designations to Plaintiffs’ affirmative 

designations.

o July 10, 2018: Plaintiffs will provide Defendants their objections to and counterdesignations to Defendants’ affirmative designations.

o July 13, 2018: Defendants will provide Plaintiffs their objections to Plaintiffs’ 

counter-designations.

o July 13, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will file their discovery designations, 

counter-designations, and objections to designations.

o Counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants will collaborate throughout the foregoing 

process on logistics for the uniform submission of designations and objections, 

including color coding to aid the Court in reviewing designations and objections

3. Exhibit Lists

o June 26, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will make an initial exchange of exhibits.

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o June 29, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will complete the exchange of their 

respective exhibits.

o July 13, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will file their exhibit lists.

o Counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants will collaborate throughout the foregoing 

process on logistics for the uniform submission of exhibit lists, including the 

elimination of duplicative exhibits, exhibit numbering, and a uniform system for 

identifying sponsoring witnesses and unresolved objections to exhibits.

4. Demonstratives

o July 13, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will exchange demonstrative exhibits.

o July 16, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will submit demonstratives to the Court, 

noting which are objected to.

o Plaintiffs and Defendants agree they will continue thereafter to confer on whether any 

additional demonstratives are needed and appropriate, and to determine whether they 

can be agreed upon.

5. Motions in Limine 

o July 2, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will file their respective motions in limine.

o July 12, 2018: Plaintiffs and Defendants will file their respective oppositions to 

motions in limine.

6. Opening Statements

o July 6, 2018: Plaintiffs will file their Opening Statement.

o July 17, 2018: Defendants will file their Opening Statement.

7. Expert Declarations

o July 3, 2018: Plaintiffs will file their experts declarations (direct testimony) on 

subjects remaining for trial.

o July 11, 2018: Defendants will file their experts declarations (direct testimony) on 

subjects remaining for trial and opposition to Plaintiffs’ declarations.

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o July 17, 2018: Plaintiffs will file any opposition expert declarations (direct 

testimony) on pro-competitive justification testimony contained in the declarations by 

Defendants’ experts.

Dated: May 31, 2018 Respectfully submitted,

By /s/ Steve W. Berman

Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)

Craig Spiegel (SBN122000)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

Telephone: (206) 623-7292

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594

steve@hbsslaw.com

craigs@hbsslaw.com

Jeff D. Friedman (SBN 173886)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP

715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202

Berkeley, CA 94710

Telephone: (510) 725-3000

Facsimile: (510) 725-3001

jefff@hbsslaw.com

By /s/ Bruce L. Simon

Bruce L. Simon (SBN 96241)

Benjamin E. Shiftan (SBN 265767)

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 433-9000

Facsimile: (415) 433-9008

bsimon@pswlaw.com

bshiftan@pswlaw.com

Class Counsel for Jenkins and Consolidated 

Action Plaintiffs

By /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler

Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice)

David G. Feher (pro hac vice)

David L. Greenspan (pro hac vice)

Jennifer M. Stewart (pro hac vice)

Joseph A. Litman (pro hac vice)

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

200 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10166-4193 

Telephone: (212) 294-6700 

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

jkessler@winston.com

dfeher@winston.com

dgreenspan@winston.com

jstewart@winston.com

jlitman@winston.com

Sean D. Meenan (SBN 260466)

Jeanifer E. Parsigian (SBN 289001)

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

101 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 591-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 591-1400

smeenan@winston.com

jparsigian@winston.com

Class Counsel for Jenkins and Consolidated 

Action Plaintiffs

By /s/ Elizabeth C. Pritzker 

Elizabeth C. Pritzker (SBN 146267)

Jonathan K. Levine (SBN 220289)

Bethany L. Caracuzzo (SBN 190687)

PRITZKER LEVINE LLP 

180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1390

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (415) 692-0772

Facsimile: (415) 366-6110

Additional Class Counsel

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By: /s/ Beth A. Wilkinson 

Beth A. Wilkinson (pro hac vice)

Alexandra M Walsh (pro hac vice)

Brian L. Stekloff (pro hac vice)

Rakesh N. Kilaru (pro hac vice)

WILKINSON WALSH + ESKOVITZ LLP

2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 847-4000

Facsimile: (202) 847-4005

bwilkinson@wilkinsonwalsh.com

awalsh@wilkinsonwalsh.com

bstekloff@wilkinsonwalsh.com

rkilaru@wilkinsonwalsh.com

Sean Eskovitz (SBN 241877)

WILKINSON WALSH + ESKOVITZ LLP

11726 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 600

Los Angeles, CA 90049

Telephone: (424) 316-4000

Facsimile: (202) 847-4005

seskovitz@wilkinsonwalsh.com

Attorneys for Defendant National Collegiate 

Athletic Association

By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Mishkin

Jeffrey A. Mishkin (pro hac vice)

Karen Hoffman Lent (pro hac vice)

SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER 

& FLOM LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 735-3000

Facsimile (212) 735-2000

jeffrey.mishkin@skadden.com

karen.lent@skadden.com

Raoul D. Kennedy (SBN 40892)

SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER 

& FLOM LLP

525 University Avenue, Suite 1100

Palo Alto, California 94301

Telephone: (650) 470-4500

Facsimile: (650) 470-4570

raoul.kennedy@skadden.com

Attorneys for Defendant National 

Collegiate Athletic Association and 

Western Athletic Conference

By: /s/ Bart H. Williams Bart H. Williams (SBN 134009)

Scott P. Cooper (SBN 96905)

Kyle A. Casazza (SBN 254061)

Jennifer L. Jones (SBN 284624)

Shawn S. Ledingham, Jr. (SBN 275268)

Jacquelyn N. Crawley (SBN 287798)

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 557-2900

Facsimile: (310) 557-2193

bwilliams@proskauer.com

scooper@proskauer.com

kcasazza@proskauer.com

jljones@proskauer.com

sledingham@proskauer.com

jcrawley@proskauer.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Pac-12 Conference

By: /s/ Britt M. Miller Andrew S. Rosenman (SBN 253764)

Britt M. Miller (pro hac vice)

MAYER BROWN LLP

71 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 782-0600

Facsimile: (312) 701-7711

arosenman@mayerbrown.com

bmiller@mayerbrown.com

Richard J. Favretto (pro hac vice)

MAYER BROWN LLP

1999 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

Telephone: (202) 263-3000

Facsimile: (202) 263-3300

rfavretto@mayerbrown.com

Attorneys for Defendant

The Big Ten Conference, Inc.

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By: /s/ Leane K. Capps 

Leane K. Capps (pro hac vice)

Caitlin J. Morgan (pro hac vice)

POLSINELLI PC

2950 N. Harwood Street

Suite 2100

Dallas, TX 75201

Telephone: (214) 397-0030

lcapps@polsinelli.com

cmorgan@polsinelli.com

Amy D. Fitts (pro hac vice)

Mit Winter (SBN 238515)

POLSINELLI PC

120 W. 12th Street

Kansas City, MO 64105

Telephone: (816) 218-1255

afitts@polsinelli.com

mwinter@polsinelli.com

Wesley D. Hurst (SBN 127564)

POLSINELLI PC

2049 Century Park East, Suite 2300

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 556-1801

whurst@polsinelli.com

Attorneys for Defendants

The Big 12 Conference, Inc. and

Conference USA, Inc.

By: /s/ Robert W. Fuller 

Robert W. Fuller, III (pro hac vice)

Nathan C. Chase Jr. (SBN 247526)

Lawrence C. Moore, III (pro hac vice)

Pearlynn G. Houck (pro hac vice)

Amanda R. Pickens (pro hac vice)

ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON

101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900

Charlotte, NC 28246

Telephone: (704) 377-2536

Facsimile: (704) 378-4000

rfuller@rbh.com

nchase@rbh.com

lmoore@rbh.com

phouck@rbh.com

apickens@rbh.com

Mark J. Seifert (SBN 217054)

SEIFERT LAW FIRM

425 Market Street, Suite 2200

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 999-0901

Facsimile: (415) 901-1123

mseifert@seifertfirm.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Southeastern Conference

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By: /s/ D. Erik Albright 

D. Erik Albright (pro hac vice)

Gregory G. Holland (pro hac vice)

SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP 300 

North Greene Street, Suite 1400

Greensboro, NC 27401

Telephone: (336) 378-5368

Facsimile: (336) 433-7402

erik.albright@smithmoorelaw.com

greg.holland@smithmoorelaw.com

Jonathan P. Heyl (pro hac vice)

SMITH MOORE LEATHERWOOD LLP 101 

N. Tryon Street, Suite 1300

Charlotte, NC 28246

Telephone: (704) 384-2625

Facsimile: (704) 384-2909

jon.heyl@smithmoorelaw.com

Charles LaGrange Coleman, III (SBN 65496)

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

50 California Street, Suite 2800

San Francisco, CA 94111-4624

Telephone: (415) 743-6900

Facsimile: (415) 743-6910

ccoleman@hklaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

the Atlantic Coast Conference

By: /s/ Benjamin C. Block 

Benjamin C. Block (pro hac vice)

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

One CityCenter

850 Tenth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001-4956

Telephone: (202) 662-5205

Facsimile: (202) 778-5205

bblock@cov.com

Rebecca A. Jacobs (SBN 294430)

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

One Front Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-5356

Telephone: (415) 591-6000

Facsimile: (415) 591-6091

rjacobs@cov.com

Attorneys for Defendant

American Athletic Conference

By: /s/ R. Todd Hunt R. Todd Hunt (pro hac vice)

Benjamin G. Chojnacki (pro hac vice)

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

bchojnacki@walterhav.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Mid-American Conference

By: /s/ Meryl Macklin Meryl Macklin (SBN 115053)

BRYAN CAVE LLP

560 Mission Street, 25th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 268-1981

Facsimile: (415) 430-4381

meryl.macklin@bryancave.com

Richard Young (pro hac vice)

Brent Rychener (pro hac vice)

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

Attorneys for Defendant

Mountain West Conference

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By: /s/ Mark A. Cunningham 

Mark A. Cunningham (pro hac vice)

JONES WALKER LLP

201 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70170-5100

Telephone: (504) 582-8536

Facsimile: (504) 589-8536

mcunningham@joneswalker.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Sun Belt Conference

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.

/s/ Bart H. Williams

Bart H. Williams

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS SO 

ORDERED.

Dated: _______________________________ ___________________________________

The Honorable Claudia Wilken

United States District Court Judge

6/1/2018

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