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STIPULATION Case No. 4:20-cv-01593-CW
Counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants
Listed on Signature Page
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
CHUBA HUBBARD and KEIRA
MCCARRELL, on behalf of themselves and
all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION; ATLANTIC COAST
CONFERENCE; THE BIG TEN
CONFERENCE, INC.; THE BIG 12
CONFERENCE, INC.; PAC-12
CONFERENCE; and SOUTHEASTERN
CONFERENCE,
Defendants.
Case No. 4:23-cv-01593-CW
STIPULATION OF PARTIES
WHE
REAS, Defendants have provided to Plaintiffs certain summaries (the “Summaries”) of
information gathered from specific NCAA member institutions concerning academic and graduation
achievement awards (“Alston awards”) including data concerning payments of such awards; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants have agreed that both Plaintiffs and Defendants may
submit the Summaries to the Court and rely on the Summaries during the course of litigation,
1/2/2024
U
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ITED
STATES DISTRICTCOURT
N
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RTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFO
RN
IAIT IS SO ORDERED
Judge Claudia Wilken
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including during the class certification and merits stages of the litigation, pursuant to the conditions
set forth below;
WHEREAS, the Summaries contain and reflect competitively sensitive information with
respect to recruiting newly-enrolled and transferring student-athletes, which information NCAA
member institutions do not share with each other, and regard as confidential and secret, and
WHEREAS, such use of the Summaries will avoid unnecessary discovery costs and expenses,
and facilitate the efficient progress of this Action;
Now, therefore, the Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate as follows:
1. If and as any Defendant gathers or is informed of requested information that is not
included in a Summary with respect to a specific NCAA member institution, such Defendant shall
(and shall be entitled to) update and revise the relevant Summary to include such information. If any
Defendant learns that information included in a Summary is inaccurate, such Defendant shall (and
shall be entitled to) provide a corrected Summary.
2. Any party may submit any one or more of the Summaries to the Court and rely on
information set forth in the Summaries during the litigation, including the class certification and
merits stages of the litigation; provided, however, that to the extent a party chooses to submit a
Summary or information contained therein to the Court, that party will submit to the Court the latest
version of that Summary or the relevant information contained therein, which submission shall reflect
any updates or revisions made to the Summary. If any party files all or any portion of a Summary, or
any information derived from a Summary, with the Court, that Summary or information derived
therefrom shall be filed under seal, consistent with the applicable Local Rules.
3. The Summaries and all information contained therein and submitted therewith shall be
treated in all respects as “Highly Confidential – Outside Litigation Counsel Only” pursuant to the
Protective Order (ECF No. 142) entered in this Action, and (without limitation) shall be filed with the
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Court under seal. In the event that a class is certified in this litigation and Plaintiffs believe that
information supplied in a Summary must be disclosed publicly for purposes of providing class notice,
Plaintiffs and the party that supplied the Summary in question will meet and confer in good faith
concerning the appropriate contents of the notice.
4. Plaintiffs shall not pursue discovery of any type (including subpoenas and depositions)
from third parties (including NCAA member institutions) for the same information provided in a
Summary, absent good cause.
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STIPULATION Case No. 4:20-cv-01593-CW
Dated: December 29, 2023 Respectfully Submitted,
WILKINSON STEKLOFF LLP
By: /s/ Rakesh N. Kilaru
Beth A. Wilkinson (pro hac vice)
Rakesh N. Kilaru (pro hac vice)
Kieran Gostin (pro hac vice)
Calanthe Arat (SBN 349086)
Tamarra Matthews Johnson (pro hac vice)
Matthew R. Skanchy (pro hac vice)
2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 847-4000
Facsimile: (202) 847-4005
bwilkinson@wilkinsonstekloff.com
rkilaru@wilkinsonstekloff.com
kgostin@wilkinsonstekloff.com
carat@wilkinsonstekloff.com
tmatthewsjohnson@wilkinsonstekloff.com
mskanchy@wilkinsonstekloff.com
Jacob K. Danziger (SBN 278219)
ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP
44 Montgomery Street, 38th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (734) 222-1516
Facsimile: (415) 757-5501
jacob.danziger@afslaw.com
Attorneys for Defendant
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
COOLEY LLP
By: /s/ Whitty Somvichian
Whitty Somvichian (SBN 194463)
Kathleen R. Hartnett (SBN 314267)
Ashley Kemper Corkery (SBN 301380)
3 Embarcadero Center, 20th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-4004
Telephone: (415) 693 2000
Facsimile: (415) 693 2222
wsomvichian@cooley.com
khartnett@cooley.com
acorkery@cooley.com
Mark Lambert (SBN 197410)
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
Telephone: (650) 843-5000
Facsimile: (650) 849-7400
mlambert@cooley.com
Dee Bansal (pro hac vice)
1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004-2400
Telephone: (202) 842 7800
Facsimile: (202) 842 7899
dbansal@cooley.com
Attorneys for Defendant
PAC-12 CONFERENCE
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MAYER BROWN LLP
By: /s/ Britt M. Miller
Britt M. Miller (pro hac vice)
Daniel T. Fenske (pro hac vice)
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: (312) 782-0600
Facsimile: (312) 701-7711
bmiller@mayerbrown.com
dfenske@mayerbrown.com
Christopher J. Kelly (SBN 276312)
Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Telephone: (650) 331-2000
Facsimile: (650) 331-2060
cjkelly@mayerbrown.com
Attorneys for Defendant
THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE, INC.
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
By: /s/ Angela C. Zambrano
David L. Anderson (SBN 149604)
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 772-1200
Facsimile: (415) 772-7412
dlanderson@sidley.com
A
ngela C. Zambrano (pro hac vice)
Natali Wyson (pro hac vice)
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: (214) 969-3529
Facsimile: (214) 969-3558
angela.zambrano@sidley.com
nwyson@sidley.com
Chad Hummel (SBN 139055)
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 595-9505
Facsimile: (310) 595-9501
chummel@sidley.com
Attorneys for Defendant
THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE, INC.
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ROBINSON, BRADSHAW & HINSON,
P.A.
By: /s/ Robert W. Fuller
Robert W. Fuller, III (pro hac vice)
Lawrence C. Moore, III (pro hac vice)
Amanda P. Nitto (pro hac vice)
Travis S. Hinman (pro hac vice)
Patrick H. Hill (pro hac vice)
101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
Telephone: (704) 377-2536
Facsimile: (704) 378-4000
rfuller@robinsonbradshaw.com
lmoore@robinsonbradshaw.com
anitto@robinsonbradshaw.com
thinman@robinsonbradshaw.com
phill@robinsonbradshaw.com
Mark J. Seifert (SBN 217054)
SEIFERT ZUROMSKI LLP
One Market Street, 36th Floor
San Francisco, California 941105
Telephone: (415) 999-0901
Facsimile: (415) 901-1123
mseifert@szllp.com
Attorneys for Defendant
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
By: /s/ Christopher S. Yates
Christopher S. Yates (SBN 161273)
Aaron T. Chiu (SBN 287788)
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 391-0600
Facsimile: (415) 395-8095
chris.yates@lw.com
aaron.chiu@lw.com
Anna M. Rathbun (SBN 273787)
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 637-1061
Facsimile: (202) 637-2201
anna.rathbun@lw.com
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
By: /s/ D. Erik Albright
D. Erik Albright (pro hac vice)
Jonathan P. Heyl (pro hac vice)
Gregory G. Holland (pro hac vice)
230 North Elm Street, Suite 1200
Greensboro, NC 27401
Telephone: (336) 378-5368
Facsimile: (336) 378-5400
ealbright@foxrothschild.com
jheyl@foxrothschild.com
gholland@foxrothschild.com
Attorneys for Defendant
THE ATLANTIC COAST
CONFERENCE
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WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler
JEFFREY L. KESSLER
Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice)
David L. Greenspan (pro hac vice)
Adam I. Dale (pro hac vice)
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-4193
Telephone: (212) 294-4698
Facsimile: (212) 294-4700
jkessler@winston.com
dgreenspan@winston.com
aidale@winston.com
Jeanifer E. Parsigian (SBN 289001)
101 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-5840
Telephone: (415) 591-1000
Facsimile: (415) 591-1400
jparsigian@winston.com
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
By: /s/ Steve W. Berman
STEVE W. BERMAN
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
Emilee N. Sisco (pro hac vice)
Stephanie Verdoia (pro hac vice)
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206) 623-7292
Facsimile: (206) 623-0594
steve@hbsslaw.com
emilees@hbsslaw.com
stephaniev@hbsslaw.com
Benjamin J. Siegel (SBN 256260)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: (510) 725-3000
Facsimile: (510) 725-3001
bens@hbsslaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes
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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
I, Rakesh N. Kilaru, am the CM/ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this
Stipulation of Parties. In compliance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that concurrence in the
filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories.
Dated: December 29, 2023 Respectfully submitted,
WILKINSON STEKLOFF LLP
By: /s/ Rakesh N. Kilaru
Rakesh N. Kilaru
Attorney for Defendant
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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