U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken on Tuesday set a hearing for Sept. 5 on video game manufacturer Electronic Arts' request that she consider dismissing the company from an anti-trust lawsuit pertaining to the use of college athletes' names and likenesses.
The scheduling notice -- which also included two pre-hearing dates for the filing of written arguments on the matter -- means that Wilken may not decide whether to certify the case as a class action until sometime in September, after she rules on EA Sports' request.
As part of that request, filed Monday, EA specifically asked that Wilken rule on its motion before she decides whether to grant class-action status.
EA is a co-defendant in the case along with the NCAA and the nation's leading collegiate trademark licensing and marketing firm, the Collegiate Licensing Co.
They are facing a complaint from a group of former and current college athletes, headed by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon, over whether the athletes' names and likenesses were used illegally without them being compensated.
There was no comment from the court beyond the scheduling notice being posted
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