JOHNSON v. THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RALPH “TREY” JOHNSON, ET AL., : CIVIL ACTION individually and on behalf of all persons : similarly situated : : v. : : THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE : ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, ET AL. : NO. 19-5230 MEMORANDUM Padova, J. September 22, 2021 Plaintiffs, student athletes at five of the Defendant colleges and universities, contend that student athletes who engage in NCAA Division 1 (“D1”) interscholastic athletic activity for their colleges and universities are employees who should be paid for the time they spend related to those…