Senne v. Kan. City Royals Baseball Corp.
| Docket Number | Case No. 14-cv-00608-JCS |
| Decision Date | 10 March 2022 |
| Citation | 591 F.Supp.3d 453 |
| Parties | Aaron SENNE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. KANSAS CITY ROYALS BASEBALL CORP., et al., Defendants. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — Northern District of California |
Clifford H. Pearson, Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Michael Harrison Pearson, Thomas Jerome Nolan, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Anne Brackett Shaver, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Jill Michelle Manning, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Samuel Kornhauser, Law Offices of Samuel Kornhauser, San Francisco, CA, Brian P. Murray, Lee Albert, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Rachel Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Thomas Kay Boardman, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY, Diane Moore, Robert L. King, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, George Andrew Zelcs, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Korein Tillery LLC, Chicago, IL, Jamie L. Boyer, Korein Tillery, LLC, Saint Louis, MO, Randall K. Pulliam, Pro Hac Vice, Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Little Rock, AR, Raymond Paul Boucher, Boucher, LLP, Woodland Hills, CA, for Plaintiff Aaron Senne.
Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, George Andrew Zelcs, Korein Tillery, LLC, Chicago, IL, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Robert L. King, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Randall K. Pulliam, Pro Hac Vice, Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Little Rock, AR, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, Thomas Kay Boardman, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs Michael Liberto, Oliver Odle, Brad McAtee, Matt Lawson, Kyle Woodruff, Ryan Kiel, Kyle Nicholson, Brad Stone, Matt Daly, Aaron Meade, Justin Murray, Jake Kahaulelio, Ryan Khoury, Dustin Pease, Jeff Nadeau, Jon Gaston, Brandon Henderson.
Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, George Andrew Zelcs, Korein Tillery, LLC, Chicago, IL, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Randall K. Pulliam, Pro Hac Vice, Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Little Rock, AR, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, Thomas Kay Boardman, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff Craig Bennigson.
Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, George Andrew Zelcs, Korein Tillery, LLC, Chicago, IL, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Bobby Pouya, Daniel L. Warshaw, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Robert L. King, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Randall K. Pulliam, Pro Hac Vice, Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Little Rock, AR, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, Thomas Kay Boardman, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff Tim Pahuta.
Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, George Andrew Zelcs, Korein Tillery, LLC, Chicago, IL, Anne Brackett Shaver, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Brian P. Murray, Lee Albert, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Thomas Kay Boardman, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Robert L. King, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Randall K. Pulliam, Pro Hac Vice, Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Little Rock, AR, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, for Plaintiffs Lee Smith, Joseph Newby, Ryan Hutson, Matt Frevert, Roberto Ortiz, Witer Jimenez, Kris Watts, Mitch Hilligoss, Brett Newsome, Daniel Britt.
Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, Korein Tillery, LLC, Brian A. David, Pro Hac Vice, Law Offices of Brian David, Chicago, IL, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Samuel Kornhauser, Law Offices of Samuel Kornhauser, San Francisco, CA, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, for Plaintiffs Yadel Marti, Edgardo Baez, Helder Velaquez, Jorge Jimenez, Jorge Minyety, Edwin Maysonet, Jose Diaz.
Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, George Andrew Zelcs, Korein Tillery, LLC, Chicago, IL, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Robert L. King, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, for Plaintiffs Nick Giarraputo, Lauren Gagnier, Leonard Davis, Gaspar Santiago, Grant Duff, Mark Wagner, David Quinowski, Brandon Pinckney.
Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA, Marc Alfred Wallenstein, Pro Hac Vice, George Andrew Zelcs, Korein Tillery, LLC, Chicago, IL, Benjamin Ernest Shiftan, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA, Diane Moore, Robert L. King, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Matthew Tillery, Garrett Ray Broshuis, Korein Tillery, LLC, St. Louis, MO, Richard Clay Stockton, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA, for Plaintiff Omar Aguilar.
Elise M. Bloom, Neil H. Abramson, Adam M. Lupion, Howard L. Ganz, Joshua S. Fox, Pro Hac Vice, Rachel S. Philion, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, Harold M. Brody, Philippe Alexandre Lebel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Noa Michelle Baddish, Pro Hac Vice, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York City, NY, Samantha L. Regenbogen, Pro Hac Vice, Proskauer Rose, LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendants Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp., Miami Marlins, L.P., San Francisco Baseball Associates, LLC, Allan Huber Selig.
Elise M. Bloom, Neil H. Abramson, Adam M. Lupion, Howard L. Ganz, Joshua S. Fox, Pro Hac Vice, Rachel S. Philion, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, Harold M. Brody, Philippe Alexandre Lebel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Mark W. Batten, Samantha L. Regenbogen, Pro Hac Vice, Proskauer Rose LLP, Boston, MA, Noa Michelle Baddish, Pro Hac Vice, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York City, NY, for Defendant Office of the Commissioner of Baseball.
Elise M. Bloom, Howard L. Ganz, Joshua S. Fox, Pro Hac Vice, Rachel S. Philion, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, Harold M. Brody, Philippe Alexandre Lebel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Noa Michelle Baddish, Pro Hac Vice, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York City, NY, Samantha L. Regenbogen, Pro Hac Vice, Proskauer Rose, LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendants Angels Baseball LP, St. Louis Cardinals, LLC, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., Cincinnati Reds, LLC, Houston Baseball Partners LLC, Athletics Investment Group, LLC, Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, Padres L.P., San Diego Padres Baseball Club, L.P., Minnesota Twins, LLC, Detroit Tigers, Inc., Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, Sterling Mets L.P., AZPB L.P., New York Yankees P'ship, Rangers Baseball Express, LLC, Rangers Baseball, LLC, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc., Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, L.P., Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Pittsburgh Associates, LP, Baseball Club of Seattle, LLLP, The, Los Angeles Dodgers Holding Company LLC.
Re: Dkt. Nos. 969, 971, 979, 980, 986, 987, 988, 1025
Presently before the Court are the following motions: 1) Defendants' Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs' Expert Declarations and Testimony of J. Michael Dennis, Ph.D. (dkt. no. 969) ("Defendants' Motion to Exclude (Dennis)"); 2) Defendants' Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs' Expert Declarations, Reports, and Testimony of Brian Kriegler, Ph.D. (dkt. no. 971) ("Defendants' Motion to Exclude (Kriegler)"); 3) Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings with Respect to "Save America's Pastime Act" Defense (dkt. no. 979) ("Plaintiffs' SAP Act Motion"); 4) Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (dkt. no. 980) ("Defendants' Partial Summary Judgment Motion"); 5) Plaintiffs' Motion For Partial Summary Judgment (dkt. no. 986) ("Plaintiffs' Partial Summary Judgment Motion"); 6) Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Expert Rebuttal Report and Testimony of Erica L. Groshen, Ph.D. (dkt. no. 987) ("Defendants' Motion to Exclude (Groshen)"); 7) Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Expert Testimony Disclosed by Defendants (dkt. no. 988) ("Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude"); and 8) Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Defendants' Daubert Motions and Improper Rebuttal Report (dkt. no. 1025) ("Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike"). The Court's rulings are set forth below.1
The operative complaint in this case is the Second Consolidated Amended Complaint ("SCAC"), dkt. no. 382. In it, Plaintiffs, who are minor league baseball players ("the Players"), assert claims against the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, former Commissioner Bud Selig and 222 Major League Baseball ("MLB") franchises ("the Clubs" or the "Franchise Defendants") under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") for minimum wage and overtime violations (Count 1) and recordkeeping violations (Count 2) on behalf of an FLSA collective. SCAC ¶¶ 568-580. In addition, Plaintiffs assert state law wage and hour claims on behalf of Rule 23 classes under the laws of California (Counts 3-10, SCAC ¶¶ 583-620), Florida (Counts 11-12, SCAC ¶¶ 621-633), Arizona (Counts 13-15, SCAC ¶¶ 634-648), North Carolina (Counts 16-18, SCAC ¶¶ 649-666), New York (Counts 19-22, SCAC ¶¶ 667-686), Pennsylvania (Counts 23-25, SCAC ¶¶ 687-704), Maryland (Counts 26-28, SCAC ¶¶ 705-722) and...
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