Hicks et al v. PGA Tour, Inc.
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Vince Chhabria |
| Case #: | 3:15-cv-00489 |
| Nature of Suit | 410 Other Statutes - Antitrust |
| Cause | 15:1 Antitrust Litigation |
| Case Filed: | Feb 03, 2015 |
| Terminated: | Feb 09, 2016 |
| Last checked: Sunday Aug 02, 2015 5:56 AM PDT |
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PGA Tour, Inc.
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Matthew Achatz
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Brandon Antus
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Chad Antus
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Andrew Barnes
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Chris Berry
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Michael Bestor
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Duane Bock
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David Brooker
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Mark Carnes
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Steve Catlin
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Bruce Clendenen
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Graeme Courts
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Michael Darby
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Henry Diana
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Don Donatello
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Michael Doran
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James Edmondson
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Dean Elliott
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Joseph Etter
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Brent Everson
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Micah Fugitt
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Damon Green
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Jay Haas
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Steven Hale
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Kenneth Harms
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Matthew Hauser
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Adam Hayes
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William Heim
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William Michael Hicks
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Jonathan Jakovac
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Tom Janis
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Jimmy Johnson
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Chris Jones
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Nick Jones
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Steve Kay
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Anthony Knight
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Shay Knight
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Mitch Knox
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Kurtis Kowaluk
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Ronald Levin
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John Limanti
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Brennen Little
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Scott Martin
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Rich Mayo
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Michael Mazzeo
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Daniel McQuilken
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Eric Meller
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Matthew Minister
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Charles Mohr
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Todd Montoya
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Tony Navarro
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Donald Nelson
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Travis Perkins
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Joseph Pyland
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Brian Reed
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Chad Reynolds
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Miguel Rivera
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David Robinson
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Scott Sajtinac
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Andrew Sanders
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Fred Sanders
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Corby Segal
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Shawn Segars
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Brian Smith
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Russel Stark
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Brad Swearingen
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Paul Tesori
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Robert Thompson
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Scott Tway
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Steve Underwood
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Mark Urbanek
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Rusty Uresti
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Brett Waldman
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Neil Wallace
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Aaron Wark
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Jeffery Willett
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Barry Williams
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John Yarbrough
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Justin York
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John R. Adcox
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Peter Ambrosetti
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George Assante
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Matthew Bednarski
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Norman R. Blount, Jr.
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Alan Bond
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Harry Brown
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John M. Buchna
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Bob Burns
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Kenny Butler
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Colin Byrne
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Michael Carrick
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Ladden Cline
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Martin Courtois
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Russell Craver
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Mark Crunden
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Jon Custer
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Andrew Davidson
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Robert Dickerson
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Joshua E. Dickinson
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Jeff Dolf
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Joseph Duplantis
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John Egan
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Terry R. Engleman
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Patrick V. Esway, Jr.
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Christopher S. Fiedler
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Thomas Fletcher
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Tim Goodell
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Steve Greenwood
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Matthew Hall
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Mark Hamilton
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Brent Henley
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Calvin Henley
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Christian Heath Holt
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Mark Huber
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Peter Jordan
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David A. Kerr
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Kyle Kolenda
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Marcel LaBas
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David Lawson
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Damian Lopez
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Philip Lowe
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Michael Maroney
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Greg W. Martin
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Andrew Martinez
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Kevin McArthur
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Ronald McCann
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Robert J. McFadden
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Allan Mellan
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Michael Middlemo
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Mark E. Miller
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Richard J. Motacki
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Todd Newcomb
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David B. Parsons
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David Patterson
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William Poore
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Lewis B. Puller, III
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David H. Rawls
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Chad Rosenak
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Richard M. Schlaack
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Daniel Schlimm
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Eric Schwarz
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Spencer Seifert
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James Smith
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John L. Smith
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William Spencer
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James Springer
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Linn Strickler
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Brian H. Sullivan
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Timothy J. Thalmueller
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Jim Thomas
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Kenneth A. Tolles
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Terry Travis
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Matthew Tritton
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Dennis Turning
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Robert Vail
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Peter Vanderriet
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John Venn
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Michael J. Waite
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James Walters
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Weston Scott Watts
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Bradley Whittle
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Anthony Wilds
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Stephen Williams
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Thomas G. Williams
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Edward E. Willis
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David Woosley
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Walter Worthern, Jr.
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Noah Zelnik
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| TERMINATED PARTIES | |
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Christian Heath Heath
Terminated: 03/16/2015
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Damon Lopez
Terminated: 03/16/2015
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GPO
Feb 23 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 16 Stipulation Re Venue Motion and Deadline to Answer.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2015) |
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Feb 24 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Mishkin.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2015) |
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Feb 24 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 12 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Dreyer.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2015) |
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Mar 19 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 20 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Wilkerson.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2015) |
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Mar 19 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 21 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Egdorf.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2015) |
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Mar 19 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 22 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Ellis.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2015) |
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Mar 19 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 23 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Lanier.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2015) |
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Mar 19 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 24 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Major.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2015) |
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Mar 20 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria denying 29 Stipulation to Modify Deadlines re Response to Amended Complaint and Motion to Transfer Venue.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/20/2015) |
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Apr 08 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 37 Stipulation re Discovery and Motion to Transfer.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2015) |
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May 07 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria denying plaintiffs' request re 40 Discovery Letter Brief.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/7/2015) |
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May 29 2015
ORDER RE SCHEDULE FOR 25 MOTION to Change Venue . Responses due by 6/26/2015. Replies due by 7/6/2015 ant noon. Motion Hearing set for 7/23/2015 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Vince Chhabria. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/29/2015. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2015) |
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Jun 03 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 44 Stipulated Protective Order.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2015) |
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Jul 24 2015
ORDER DENYING 25 MOTION to Change Venue filed by PGA Tour, Inc. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/24/2015. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2015) |
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Jul 30 2015
Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria denying 64 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2015) |
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Dec 03 2015
ORDER RE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 12/3/2015. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/3/2015) |
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Feb 10 2016
ORDER denying 70 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed by PGA Tour, Inc. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 2/10/2016. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/10/2016) |
| 1. | Williams joins caddies' lawsuit | Golf Channel (golfchannel.com) |
| Submitted Tue 03/03/2015 | |
| 2. | Caddies' lawsuit against PGA challenges golf's gentlemanly veneer - The Globe and Mail (m.theglobeandmail.com) |
| Submitted Wed 02/11/2015 | |
| 3. | Williams backs caddies in PGA Tour lawsuit (espn.go.com) |
| Submitted Wed 02/11/2015 | |
| Docket last updated: 04/28/2025 11:59 PM PDT |
| Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | ||
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Order on Motion to Dismiss
Wed 10/24 2:01 PM
Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 124 Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice.(knm, COURT STAFF) |
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Dismiss
Tue 10/23 2:52 PM
MOTION to Dismiss filed by Matthew Achatz, John R. Adcox, Peter Ambrosetti, Brandon Antus, Chad Antus, George Assante, Andrew Barnes, Matthew Bednarski, Chris Berry, Michael Bestor, Norman R. Blount, Jr., Duane Bock, Alan Bond, David Brooker, Harry Brown, John M. Buchna, Bob Burns, Kenny Butler, Colin Byrne, Mark Carnes, Michael Carrick, Steve Catlin, Bruce Clendenen, Ladden Cline, Martin Courtois, Graeme Courts, Russell Craver, Mark Crunden, Jon Custer, Michael Darby, Andrew Davidson, Henry Diana, Robert Dickerson, Joshua E. Dickinson, Jeff Dolf, Don Donatello, Michael Doran, Joseph Duplantis, James Edmondson, John Egan, Dean Elliott, Terry R. Engleman, Patrick V. Esway, Jr., Joseph Etter, Brent Everson, Christopher S. Fiedler, Thomas Fletcher, Micah Fugitt, Tim Goodell, Damon Green, Steve Greenwood, Jay Haas, Steven Hale, Matthew Hall, Mark Hamilton, Kenneth Harms, Matthew Hauser, Adam Hayes, Christian Heath Heath, William Heim, Brent Henley, Calvin Henley, William Michael Hicks, Christian Heath Holt, Mark Huber, Jonathan Jakovac, Tom Janis, Jimmy Johnson, Chris Jones, Nick Jones, Peter Jordan, Steve Kay, David A. Kerr, Anthony Knight, Shay Knight, Mitch Knox, Kyle Kolenda, Kurtis Kowaluk, Marcel LaBas, David Lawson, Ronald Levin, John Limanti, Brennen Little, Damian Lopez, Damon Lopez, Philip Lowe, Michael Maroney, Greg W. Martin, Scott Martin, Andrew Martinez, Rich Mayo, Michael Mazzeo, Kevin McArthur, Ronald McCann, Robert J. McFadden, Daniel McQuilken, Allan Mellan, Eric Meller, Michael Middlemo, Mark E. Miller, Matthew Minister, Charles Mohr, Todd Montoya, Richard J. Motacki, Tony Navarro, Donald Nelson, Todd Newcomb, David B. Parsons, David Patterson, Travis Perkins, William Poore, Lewis B. Puller, III, Joseph Pyland, David H. Rawls, Brian Reed, Chad Reynolds, Miguel Rivera, David Robinson, Chad Rosenak, Scott Sajtinac, Andrew Sanders, Fred Sanders, Richard M. Schlaack, Daniel Schlimm, Eric Schwarz, Corby Segal, Shawn Segars, Spencer Seifert, Brian Smith, James Smith, John L. Smith, William Spencer, James Springer, Russel Stark, Linn Strickler, Brian H. Sullivan, Brad Swearingen, Paul Tesori, Timothy J. Thalmueller, Jim Thomas, Robert Thompson, Kenneth A. Tolles, Terry Travis, Matthew Tritton, Dennis Turning, Scott Tway, Steve Underwood, Mark Urbanek, Rusty Uresti, Robert Vail, Peter Vanderriet, John Venn, Michael J. Waite, Brett Waldman, Neil Wallace, James Walters, Aaron Wark, Weston Scott Watts, Bradley Whittle, Anthony Wilds, Jeffery Willett, Barry Williams, Stephen Williams, Thomas G. Williams, Edward E. Willis, David Woosley, Walter Worthern, Jr., John Yarbrough, Justin York, Noah Zelnik. Responses due by 11/6/2018. Replies due by 11/13/2018.(Cirsch, Lee) |
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