Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 15, 2019
Judge denies NCAA’s bid for a stay in athlete-compensation suit
NCAA defendants were denied a stay Friday on $45M in attorney fees and a 120-day extension to respond to plaintiffs representing college athletes.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken
The NCAA, ordered last month to drop some caps on its education-related compensation for athletes, was denied a stay of the ruling and a 120-day postponement to respond to plaintiffs' counsel's motion seeking $45 million in attorney fees and costs.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ruled Friday the NCAA had not shown good cause for such a long extension. He gave them less than three months.
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