A motion filed by the Mountain West to dismiss the Pac-12’s lawsuit over so-called poaching fees was denied by a district court judge Tuesday in San Jose, California.

Judge Susan van Keulen, who heard the parties’ arguments in her courtroom Sept. 9, issued a 17-page ruling denying the league’s attempt to have the case thrown out before going to trial.

After issuing a denial in each of the four courses of action, she set a Nov. 10 deadline for a joint case management statement and scheduled an initial case management conference Nov. 18 as the process continues to the next stage.

The proceedings date to September 2024 when the Pac-12 sued the Mountain West over the MW’s demand for $55 million in poaching fees after five schools departed for the Pac-12.

A separate case is also pending wit

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