House v. NCAA
House v. NCAA
Stakes
Converts college athletics from an amateurism model to a revenue-share model with a per-school cap. The cap is the point: it replaces one compensation ceiling with another, and whether that survives the same antitrust scrutiny that killed the last one is the open question.
Details
- Plaintiffs
- Grant House, et al.
- Defendants
- NCAA, Power conferences
- Venue
- N.D. Cal.
- Docket number
- 4:20-cv-03919
- Posture
- Judgment entered June 9, 2025. On September 3, 2026 the court overruled the objections to the continuation of the injunctive relief settlement (ECF 1158), having vacated the September 25 hearing and resolved the objections on the papers. On October 5, 2026, objector Gannon Flynn, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit from that order (ECF 1171). Implementation and Special Master discovery continue.
- Judge
- Claudia Wilken
Key dates
- TBD (not yet scheduled) Ninth Circuit appeal from the September 3 order, noticed October 5, 2026; no briefing schedule yet
Timeline
- Jun 15, 2020 Complaint filed.
- Aug 19, 2026 Special Master adopts the joint discovery proposal and requests a joint update by September 1 (ECF 1153).
- Aug 25, 2026 Clerk's notice vacating the September 25, 2026 hearing; the court will resolve objections to the continuation of the settlement agreement on the papers (ECF 1154).
- Sep 1, 2026 Three responses filed, including a declaration of Steve W. Berman (ECF 1155-1157).
- Sep 3, 2026 Order overruling objections to the continuation of the injunctive relief settlement, re ECF 1145, 1149 and 1150. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken (ECF 1158).
- Oct 1, 2026 Notice filed attaching a redacted public version of the House Settlement Benefits Report (ECF 1167).
- Oct 5, 2026 Objector Gannon Flynn, pro se, files a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit from the September 3, 2026 order overruling objections (ECF 1158). Notice at ECF 1171.
- Oct 5, 2026
Objector Gannon Flynn, pro se, files a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit from the September 3, 2026 order overruling objections (ECF 1158). Notice at ECF 1171.
Source → - Oct 1, 2026
Notice filed attaching a redacted public version of the House Settlement Benefits Report (ECF 1167).
Source → - Sep 3, 2026
Order overruling objections to the continuation of the injunctive relief settlement, re ECF 1145, 1149 and 1150. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken (ECF 1158).
Source → - Sep 1, 2026
Three responses filed, including a declaration of Steve W. Berman (ECF 1155-1157).
Source → - Aug 25, 2026
Clerk's notice vacating the September 25, 2026 hearing; the court will resolve objections to the continuation of the settlement agreement on the papers (ECF 1154).
Source → - Aug 19, 2026
Special Master adopts the joint discovery proposal and requests a joint update by September 1 (ECF 1153).
Source → - Jun 15, 2020
Complaint filed.
Source →
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