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Case 5:16-cv-01924-EJD Document 46-7 Filed 06/14/17 Page 1 of 178 1 MATTHEW RIGHETTI, ESQ., SBN 121012 JOHN GLUGOSKI, ESQ., SHN191551 2 RIGHETTI GLUGOSKI, PC 456 Montgomery St., Suite 1400 3 San Francisco, CA 94101 Telephone: (415) 983-0900 Facsimile: (415) 397-9005 4 REUBEN D. NATHAN, ESQ. SBN 208436 5 NATHAN & ASSOCIATES, APC 600 W Broadway Ste 700 San Diego, CA 92101-3370 6 Telephone: (619) 272-7014 Facsimile: (619) 330-1819 7 ROSS CORNELL, ESQ., SBN 210413 111 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 400 8 Long Beach, CA 90802 Telephone: (562) 612-1708 9 Facsimile: (562) 394-9556 10 DAVID BORGEN, ESQ., SBN 99354 JAMES KAN, ESQ., SBN 240749 GOLDSTEIN BORGEN DARDARIAN & HO 11 300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 Oakland, CA 94612-3536 12 Telephone: (510) 763-9800 Facsimile: (510) 835-1417 13 MICHAEL MALK, ESQ., SBN 222366 MALK LAW FIRM 14 1180 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 302 Los Angeles, CA 90035 Telephone: (310) 203-0016 15 Facsimile: (310) 499-5210 16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 18 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 19 20 ADAM SHAW, PETER GOLIGHTLY, Case No.: 5:16-cv-01924 JUSTIN TURNER and JOSHUA 21 STANSFIELD as individuals and on behalf(1) DECLARATION OF ROSS CORNELL IN of all others similarly situated and the SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 22 general public, CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AND TO 23 FACILITATE NOTICE UNDER 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Plaintiffs, 24 v. 25 WIZARDS OF THE COAST, LLC, 26 27 Defendant. 28 1 DECLARATION OF ROSS CORNELL IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION ADAM SHAW, et al. v. WIZARDS OF THE COAST, LLC Case 5:16-cv-01924-EJD Document 46-7 Filed 06/14/17 Page 2 of 178 1 DECLARATION OF ROSS CORNELL 2 I, ROSS CORNELL, hereby declare as follows 3 4 1. I am over the age of 18 and I attest to the matters set forth herein of my own personal 5 knowledge. If called upon to do so, I could and would competently testify consistent with the matters set forth herein. 6 2. I am attorney of record and co-counsel for Plaintiffs Adam Shaw, Justin Turner, Peter 7 Golightly and Joshua Stansfield (the “Plaintiffs”) and the Proposed Collective in the instant wage and 8 hour collective action litigation to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation 9 pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act for work they performed as Judges on behalf of Wizards of 10 the Coast, LLC. 11 3. I submit this Declaration and the Exhibits herein in support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Conditional Certification and to Facilitate Notice under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). 12 4. Wizards’ publication describing Planeswalker points is available online at 13 https://www.wizards.com/magic/planeswalkerpoints. A true and correct copy is attached hereto as 14 Exhibit A. 15 5. Wizards’ Magic Judge Code, Version June 23, 2016, is available online at 16 https://blogs.magicjudges.org/conduct/files/2014/12/MagicJudgeCode.pdf. A true and correct copy is 17 attached hereto as Exhibit B. 6. Wizards’ publication entitled “What does it mean to be a certified judge” bears the 18 disclosure: “© 1995 – 2016 Wizards of the Coast LLC.” A true and correct copy is attached hereto as 19 Exhibit C. 20 7. A copy of Wizards’ website regarding its “Find a Judge” portal can be found online at 21 http://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/find-judges-free-tool. A true and correct copy is attached hereto as 22 Exhibit D. 23 8. Wizards’ publication entitled “What is a Judge” bears the disclosure: ““© 1995 – 2016 24 Wizards of the Coast LLC” and is available online at http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/resources/judges. A true and correct copy is attached hereto as 25 Exhibit E. 26 9. Wizards’ publication entitled “Rise to Your Responsibility 2011” bears the disclosure: 27 ““© 1995 – 2016 Wizards of the Coast LLC” and is available online at 28 2 DECLARATION OF ROSS CORNELL IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION ADAM SHAW, et al. v. WIZARDS OF THE COAST, LLC Case 5:16-cv-01924-EJD Document 46-7 Filed 06/14/17 Page 3 of 178 1 http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/rise-your-responsibility-2011-2010-11-29. A true and 2 correct copy is attached hereto Exhibit F. 3 10. Wizards’ publication entitled “Magic: the Gathering Tournament Rules” [v. 4/28/17] bears the disclosure: “©2017 Wizards” and is available online at 4 http://wpn.wizards.com/sites/wpn/files/attachements/mtg_mtr_28apr17_en.pdf. A true and correct 5 copy is attached hereto as Exhibit G. 6 11. Wizards’ publication entitled “Friday Night Magic” is available online at: 7 http://wpn.wizards.com/en/fridaynightmagic. A true and correct copy is attached hereto as Exhibit H. 8 12. Wizards’ publication entitled “Why New Tournament Organizers Should Get Help 9 From a DCI Certified Judge” is available online at: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/sanction/helpfromJudges. A true and correct copy is 10 attached hereto as Exhibit I. 11 13. A true and correct copy of Wizards’ publication entitled “Judge Levels – Official 12 Resources” is attached hereto as Exhibit J. 13 14. Wizards’ web page entitled “DCI Homepage” located at 14 http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/welcome bears the disclosure: “© 1995-2011 Wizards of 15 the Coast LLC.” A true and correct copy is attached hereto as Exhibit K. 15. The Wikipedia Page entitled “DCI (Wizards of the Coast)” is available online at 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCI_(Wizards_of_the_Coast). A true and correct copy is attached hereto 17 as Exhibit L. 18 16. Wizards’ publication entitled “Judge Uniform Policy” bears the disclosure: ““© 1995- 19 2011 Wizards of the Coast LLC.” A true and correct copy is attached hereto as Exhibit M. 20 17. A true and correct copy of Wizards’ publication entitled “Team Leading” is attached 21 hereto as Exhibit N. 22 18. Wizards’ webpage entitled “Prize Support Kits” is available online at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/sanction/toprizesupport. A true and correct copy is 23 attached hereto as Exhibit O. 24 19. A true and correct copy of the “Magic: the Gathering Release Tournament Handbook, 25 10th Ed., Core Set” is attached hereto as Exhibit P. 26 20. Wizards’ webpage entitled “Customer Support - Organized Play: Wizards Accounts, 27 DCI, and Planeswalker Points Support” bears the disclosure: “© 1995-2017 Wizards of the Coast 28 3 DECLARATION OF ROSS CORNELL IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION ADAM SHAW, et al. v. WIZARDS OF THE COAST, LLC Case 5:16-cv-01924-EJD Document 46-7 Filed 06/14/17 Page 4 of 178 Case 5:16-cv-01924-EJD Document 46-7 Filed 06/14/17 Page 5 of 178 PLF1001 Join Sign In Profile Achievements History Leaderboard Scorecard Notifications 217 Find Events Redeem a Code Learn More What is Planeswalker Points? Tracking Your Progress Profile Tab » What is a sanctioned event? » Lifetime Points Social Media Sharing Features » How do I get points? How are they tracked? » Yearly Award Points » Professional Points Event Corrections How Do I Get Started? » What if I have more than one DCI Number? » Joining Planeswalker Points Earning Invitations and Byes Terms and Conditions Earning Points Planeswalker Points Achievements » Casual Events Signing In to Planeswalker Points Achievement Management » Competitive Events » How do I change / reset my password? » Match Points Magic Scorecard » Bonus Points Contact Game Support for Help » Participation Points History Player Nationality » Multipliers & Additional Event Points Leaderboards » How do I change my nationality? What is Planeswalker Points? Planeswalker Points is a worldwide system designed to There are two types of sanctioned events: (1) casual, Planeswalker Points tracks your points in various reward you for playing in sanctioned Magic events. which includes any events where match results aren't ways, including Lifetime Points that allow you to Unlike previous systems that rewarded only winning, reported, multiplayer events, and events with fewer level up and gain ranks. There are also different Planeswalker Points is based on a simple premise: than eight players (you only get 1 participation point categories, like the Yearly Award Points, which are playing Magic is awesome and should be rewarded and for casual events), and (2) competitive, where the used to determine player invitations to exclusive winning is even better. results of each round are recorded and officially events, award byes to Grand Prix events, and/or offer reported. other rewards. What is a sanctioned event? How do I get points? How are they tracked? Any event that is scheduled by an authorized Back to Top tournament organizer and whose results are properly You get points by playing in sanctioned Magic events. reported to Wizards of the Coast is a sanctioned event. You'll get even more points by winning matches, by playing in larger events, and by playing in special events with higher multipliers that can increase the number of points you receive. Click here for the complete Planeswalker Points terms and conditions How Do I Get Started? Joining Planeswalker Points Go to the event. Activate your account to view your points. If you have a DCI number, you are already a member When you first arrive, let the Tournament Organizer Use the Activation code on your registration form to of the Planeswalker Points Program. To view your know that you are a new player. You will be asked to create a password for your account. Note that you points, just enter your DCI number on the Planeswalker fill out a short registration form that includes your DCI can still view your profile and points without a Points page and click “View Points." If you do not number.