Northern District of Illinois

Master Case File MDL No. 2492 (Nationwide Class)

Lead Counsel List (Nationwide Class)

Lead Counsel:

Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel:

Steve W. Berman

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

206-623-7292

steve@hbsslaw.com

Joseph J. Siprut

Siprut PC

17 North State Street, Suite 1600

Chicago, IL 60602

312-236-0000

jsiprut@siprut.com

Plaintiffs' Special Class Counsel for Monitoring Relief:

Richard S. Lewis

Hausfeld LLP

1700 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

202-540-7200

rlewis@hausefeldllp.com

Defendant's Lead Counsel:

Mark S. Mester

Latham & Watkins LLP

330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800

Chicago, IL 60611

312-876-7700

mark.mester@lw.com

Defendant's Liaison Counsel:

Johanna M. Spellman

Latham & Watkins LLP

233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5800

Chicago, IL 60606

312-876-7700

johanna.spellman@lw.com

Executive Committee for Proposed Class of Current & Former NCAA Student Athletes:

James R. Dugan, II

The Dugan Law Firm, APLC

One Canal Place

365 Canal Street, Suite 1000

New Orleans, LA 70130

504-648-0180

jdugan@dugan-lawfirm.com

Mark Zamora

The Orlando Firm, PC

315 East Ponce De Leon Ave. #400

Decatur, GA 30030

404-373-1800

mark@orlandofirm.com

Charles S. Zimmerman

Zimmerman Reed, PLLP

1100 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

612-341-0400

Charles.Zimmerman@zimmreed.com

Executive Committee (Nationwide Class)

James R. Dugan, II
The Dugan Law Firm, APLC
One Canal Place
365 Canal Street, Suite 1000
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-648-0180
jdugan@dugan-lawfirm.com

Mark Zamora
The Orlando Firm, PC
315 East Ponce De Leon Ave. #400
Decatur, GA 30030
404-373-1800
mark@orlandofirm.com

Charles S. Zimmerman
Zimmerman Reed, PLLP
1100 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-341-0400
Charles.Zimmerman@zimmreed.com

Court Contacts (Nationwide Class)

Judge Manish S. Shah U.S. District Court Judge
Judge Lee’s court webpage may be accessed by cutting and pasting the following link into your web browser: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?4Qf5zc8loCI5U7rfMP9DHw==

Courthouse Address
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604

Courtroom Room Number: 2125

Courtroom Deputy
Carmen Acevedo
Room 2132
Tel.: (312) 435-6899
Send Email

Chambers Room Number: 2156
(312) 435-5769

Court Reporter
Joseph Rickhoff
Room 2128
(312) 435-5562
Order Transcript

Persons requesting a daily or hourly transcript of a trial or other evidentiary hearing that may reasonably be expected to last more than one day should contact the Court Reporter at least five business days prior to the first day of such proceedings.

Member Cases (Nationwide Class)

Case #	Plaintiff	Defendant	Orig. District Case #	Originating District	Date Closed

Case Management Orders (Nationwide Class)

id	Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
1	02/05/2014	15	Case Management Order 1
2	07/29/2014	73	Case Management Order 2 (Scheduling Order re: Settling Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary)
3	07/30/2014	76	Case Management Order 3 (Appointment of Lead and Liaison)
4	01/26/2016	246	Memorandum Opinion and Order on the Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Amended Class Settlement and Certification of Settlement Class
16	05/20/2016	266	Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Second Amended Class Settlement and Certification of Settlement Class and Settlement Subclasses
15	07/15/2016	276	Memorandum Opinion and Order Preliminarily Approving the Second Amended Class Settlement Agreement and Release and Conditionally Certifying the Settlement Class and Settlement Subclasses
14	09/08/2016	291	Case Management Order 4
6	10/12/2016	298	Case Management Order 5
8	03/07/2017	369	Order Extending Deadlines and Final Fairness Hearing
9	05/25/2017	412	Order Revising Schedule and Extending Final Fairness Hearing
12	07/11/2018	514	Order Postponing Final Approval Hearing
13	02/21/2019	537	Agenda for Fairness Hearing
17	08/19/2019	558	Amended Final Order and Judgment Approving the Second Amended Class Action Settlement
18	11/18/2019	580	Certified Copy of Order from Seventh Circuit Affirming Judgment

Selected Motions (Nationwide Class)

Plaintiffs' Motion for Settlement Approval

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
04/16/2015	64	Pls.’ Motion for Settlement Approval
04/16/2015	65	Pls.’ Memorandum in Support of Motion for Settlement Approval
04/16/2015	77	Pls.’ Supplemental Brief Supporting Settlement
04/16/2015	81	NCAA’s Brief Supporting Settlement
04/16/2015	66	Steve Berman Declaration Supporting Settlement
04/16/2015	67	Layn Phillips Declaration Supporting Settlement
04/16/2015	68	Wayne Anderson Declaration Supporting Settlement
04/16/2015	69	Robert Cantu Report Supporting Settlement
04/16/2015	70	Bruce Deal Report of 7/28/14
04/16/2015	83	Pl. Nichols’ Objections to Settlement
04/16/2015	94	Pl. Whittier’s Joinder in Nichols’ Objections to Settlement
04/16/2015	88	Pls.’ Reply to Pl. Nichols’ Objections to Settlement

Plaintiffs' Amended Motion for Approval of Amended Settlement

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
03/31/2022	195	Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement

Plaintiffs' Motion to Add Non-Contact Sports Plaintiffs

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
04/16/2015	96	Pls.’ Motion to Add Non-Contact Sports Plaintiffs
04/16/2015	105	Pls.’ Renewed Motion to Add Non-Contact Sports Plaintiffs
04/16/2015	107	Pls.’ Mem. Supp. Renewed Motion
04/16/2015	106	Berman Declaration Supp. Renewed Motion

Pls.' Motion for Approval of the Notice Plan

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
04/16/2015	84	Pls.’ Motion for Approval of Notice Plan
04/16/2015	142	Joint Submission on Feasibility and Cost of Direct Notice
04/16/2015	143	Pls.’ Supplemental Submission on Feasibility/Cost of Direct Notice
11/28/2016	306	Motion for Leave to Pay Settlement Expenses from the Settlement Fund
12/23/2016	322	Response to Court's Order Requesting Additional Detail in Support of Settlement Expenses
01/13/2017	329	Administrative Declaration Regarding Dissemination of Notice to Class Members
03/07/2017	368	MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Status hearing held on 3/7/17. In their response to the order requesting supplemental status report regarding additional notice program expenses [36], the parties state that the updated total estimated cost of the Notice program is $2,135,380.21, an increase of $635,380.21 from the $1.5 million estimate provided in the motion to preliminary approve the class action settlement. They ask that the Court authorize these costs and find them to be necessary and reasonable for the reasons stated in the response. Any objection to this request must be filed by 3/21/17. Mailed notice (ca, )

Plaintiff Nichols Renewed Motion to Appoint Jay Edelson as Lead Counsel of the Personal Injury Damages Class

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
04/16/2015	127	Nichols’ Renewed Motion to Appoint Edelson as Lead Counsel of Personal Injury Damages Claims
04/16/2015	136	Lead Counsel’s Opposition to Nichols’ Renewed Motion
04/16/2015	138	Nichols’ Reply in Support of Renewed Motion
04/16/2015	146	Whittier’s Joinder in Nichols’ Motion to Appoint Edelson

Parties' Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Second Amended Class Settlement and Certification of Settlement Class and Settlement Subclasses

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
05/20/2016	266	Parties’ Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Second Amended Class Settlement and Certification of Settlement Class and Settlement Subclasses
05/20/2016	267	Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Support of Parties’ Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval
05/20/2016	268	NCAA’s Memorandum in Support of Parties' Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval
05/21/2016	269	Nichols’ Response to Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval

Petitions for Fees, Expenses, and Rewards

Date Posted	Doc.#	Description
01/13/2017	327	Settlement Class Counsel's Petition for Fees and Expenses, and Incentive Awards for Settlement Class Representatives
01/13/2017	330	Objector Anthony Nichols's Petition for Attorneys' Fees and Service Award
01/13/2017	334	Plaintiff Adrian Arrington's Petition for Attorneys' Fees
01/13/2016	328	Plaintiff Mildred Whittier's Petition for Attorneys' Fees and Costs