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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ERIN ALDRICH, et al., Case No. 5:20-cv-01733-EJD Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING NCAA v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS; DENYING DEFENDANT

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC REMBAO’S MOTION TO DISMISS

ASSOCIATION, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 55, 58 Defendants.

The seriousness of the issue before the Court cannot be overstated. In recent years, it has become clear that sexual assault on college campuses is a pervasive problem. Of course, as Larry Nassar demonstrated, sexual assault on college campuses is not limited to peer-to-peer assault; it also occurs between coaches and their athletes. This case focuses on that latter type of sexual assault and addresses the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (“NCAA”) responsibility (if any) to prevent sexual misconduct by collegiate coaches. Defendants NCAA and the Board of Governors…