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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TAYLOR SMART AND MICHAEL HACKER, 

Individually and on Behalf of 

All Those Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 

ASSOCIATION, an unincorporated 

association,

Defendant.

No. 2:22-cv-02125 WBS KJN

ORDER

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Before the court is defendant’s motion to continue the 

hearing on defendant’s motion to transfer venue (Docket No. 6) 

and motion to dismiss (Docket No. 7), which is currently set for 

May 15, 2023.1 (Docket No. 24.) Defendant seeks to continue the 

hearing until July 24, 2023, which is the date on which defendant 

1 While defendant did not set this motion for hearing, 

the court takes this motion under submission on the papers, 

without oral argument, pursuant to Local Rule 230(g).

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seeks to notice a hearing for motions in the related case, Colon

v. NCAA, 1:23-cv-00425 WBS KJ. (See Docket No. 16.) Plaintiffs 

oppose the motion. (Docket No. 25.) Having considered the 

points raised by the parties, good cause appearing, and in the 

interest of judicial economy, the court determines that it is 

appropriate to continue the hearing so that the motions in the 

related cases can be heard together. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendant’s motion to 

continue the hearing on defendant’s motion to transfer and motion 

to dismiss (Docket No. 24) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED. 

The hearing currently scheduled for May 15, 2023, is CONTINUED to 

July 24, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. 

Dated: May 9, 2023

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