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Parties Involved:
Michael Hacker
Plaintiff
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Defendant
Taylor Smart
Plaintiff

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS 

CAROLYN HOECKER LUEDTKE (State Bar No. 207976)

Carolyn.Luedtke@mto.com

JUSTIN P. RAPHAEL (State Bar No. 292380)

Justin.Raphael@mto.com

MEGAN McCREADIE (State Bar No. 330704)

Megan.McCreadie@mto.com

CHRISTOPHER CRUZ (State Bar No. 346128)

Christopher.Cruz@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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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-CSK

Hon. William B. Shubb

Assigned to Hon. Chi Soo Kim

for Non-Dispositive Issues

SHANNON RAY, KHALA TAYLOR, PETER

ROBINSON, KATHERINE SEBBANE, and

RUDY BARAJAS, 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

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION 

AND STIPULATION REGARDING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR 

DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

 

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

WHEREAS, the Court has related these two actions.

WHEREAS, on November 1, 2024, Plaintiffs in No. 2:22-cv02125, Taylor Smart and Michael Hacker (“Smart Plaintiffs”), and 

Plaintiffs in No. 1:23-cv-000425, Shannon Ray, Khala Taylor, 

Peter Robinson, Katherine Sebbane, and Rudy Barajas (“Ray

Plaintiffs”), both filed motions for class certification;

WHEREAS, both the Smart Plaintiffs and Ray Plaintiffs

submitted expert declarations in support of their motions for 

class certification;

WHEREAS, the Smart Plaintiffs’ and Ray Plaintiffs’ motions 

for class certification are set to be heard on March 3, 2025, at 

1:30;

WHEREAS, pursuant to an order of this Court (Smart Dckt. 61, 

Colon Dckt. 74), Defendant National Collegiate Athletic 

Association’s (“NCAA”) oppositions to both motions for class 

certification were filed and served on December 20, 2024, and 

Plaintiffs’ replies in support of their motions are due 

January 31, 2025;

WHEREAS, the NCAA’s opposition to both motions for class 

certification is supported with evidence including an expert 

declaration with respect to which the Smart and Ray Plaintiffs 

may interpose motions to strike and or exclude, including but not 

limited to a motion to exclude expert testimony; 

WHEREAS, the NCAA also filed motions to exclude expert 

testimony filed in support of Smart and Colon Plaintiffs’ motions 

for class certification (“Daubert motions”) on December 20, 2024; 

and 

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

WHEREAS, the parties have conferred and stipulated to the 

following briefing schedule for the NCAA’s Daubert motions and

any motions to exclude or strike evidence, including expert 

testimony, submitted in opposition to the motion for class 

certification:

1. Smart and Ray Plaintiffs shall file oppositions to the 

NCAA’s Daubert motions by January 31, 2025.

2. The NCAA shall file any replies in support of its 

Daubert motions by February 18, 2025.

3. Plaintiffs shall file any motions to strike or exclude 

evidence, including but not limited to expert testimony filed in 

support of the NCAA’s opposition to the Plaintiffs’ respective 

motions for class certification, by January 31, 2025.

4. The NCAA shall file any oppositions to any such 

Plaintiffs’ motion to strike or exclude evidence by February 18, 

2025.

5. Plaintiffs shall file any replies in support of such 

motions by February 26, 2025.

6. With the permission of the Court, the NCAA’s Daubert

motions and any Plaintiffs’ motions directed against evidence 

submitted in support of NCAA’s opposition to Plaintiffs’ motions 

for class certification shall be heard concurrent with Smart and 

Colon Plaintiffs’ motions for class certification on March 3, 

2025, at 1:30.

Pursuant to Local Rule 233, the parties respectfully request 

that the Court enter the attached proposed order setting the 

deadlines that the parties have agreed upon for briefing of any 

Daubert motions to exclude testimony submitted in support of a 

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

motion for class certification and any motions submitted by 

Plaintiffs to exclude or strike evidence submitted in support of 

the NCAA’s opposition to the Plaintiffs’ motions for class 

certification. 

Respectfully submitted, MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

DATED: January 3, 2025 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

MEGAN McCREADIE

(State Bar No. 330704)

Megan.McCreadie@mto.com

CHRISTOPHER CRUZ 

(State Bar No. 346128)

Christopher.Cruz@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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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

KOREIN TILLERY, LLC

By: /s/ Garrett R. Broshuis

GARRETT R. BROSHUIS 

STEPHEN M. TILLERY (pro hac vice)

stillery@koreintillery.com

STEVEN M. BEREZNEY (Bar No. 

329923)

sberezney@koreintillery.com

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

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC

By: /s/ Dennis Stewart 

DENNIS STEWART

DENNIS STEWART 

(State Bar No. 99152)

dstewart@gustafsongluek.com

GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC

600 W. Broadway, Suite 3300

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 595-3299

DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON 

(#202241 pro hac vice)

dgustafson@gustafsongluek.com

Amanda M. Williams

(#0341691 pro hac vice)

Matthew Jacobs

(#540346 pro hac vice)

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 Shannon 

Ray, Khala Taylor, Peter Robinson, 

Katherine Sebbane, and Rudy 

Barajas, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

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 Shannon 

Ray, Khala Taylor, Peter Robinson, 

Katherine Sebbane, and Rudy 

Barajas, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP

Michael Lieberman

(pro hac vice)

Jamie Crooks

(pro hac vice)

Yinka Onayemi

(pro hac vice)

FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP

1001 G Street NW, Suite 400 East

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (818) 585-2903

michael@fairmarklaw.com

jamie@fairmarklaw.com 

yinka@fairmarklaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Shannon 

Ray, Khala Taylor, Peter Robinson, 

Katherine Sebbane, and Rudy 

Barajas, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

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 Shannon 

Ray, Khala Taylor, Peter Robinson, 

Katherine Sebbane, and Rudy 

Barajas, 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 Shannon 

Ray, Khala Taylor, Peter Robinson, 

Katherine Sebbane, and Rudy 

Barajas, Individually and on 

Behalf of All Those Similarly 

Situated

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S DAUBERT MOTIONS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on January 3, 2025, 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/ Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke

Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke

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JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND STIPULATION REGARDING

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Order

The Court, having considered the parties’ stipulation, and 

cause appearing, hereby orders that:

1. Smart and Colon Plaintiffs shall file any oppositions to 

the NCAA’s Daubert motions to exclude testimony submitted in support 

of Plaintiffs’ motions for class certification by January 31, 2025.

2. The NCAA shall file any replies in support of its Daubert

motions by February 18, 2025.

3. Plaintiffs shall file any motions to strike or exclude 

evidence, including but not limited to expert testimony filed in 

support of the NCAA’s opposition to Plaintiffs’ motions for class 

certification, by January 31, 2025.

4. The NCAA shall file oppositions to any motions to strike 

or exclude evidence filed in support of its opposition to 

Plaintiffs’ motions for class certification by February 18, 2025.

5. Plaintiffs shall file replies in support of any motions to 

strike or exclude evidence filed in support of the NCAA’s opposition 

to Plaintiffs’ motions for class certification by February 26, 2025.

6. The NCAA’s Daubert motions and any motions by Plaintiffs 

to strike or exclude evidence filed in support of the NCAA’s 

opposition to Plaintiffs’ motions for class certification shall be 

heard concurrent with Smart and Colon Plaintiffs’ motions for class 

certification on March 3, 2025, at 1:30. 

Dated: January 7, 2025

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