February 08, 2019
Volleyball players and parents accusing banned USA Volleyball coach Rick Butler of hiding his sexual abuse of underage athletes from clinic and camp customers told their Illinois federal judge Thursday he had already rejected Butler's reasons for asking that the class be redefined.
January 18, 2019
An Illinois federal judge on Friday certified a class of potentially thousands of youth volleyball players on claims that banned USA Volleyball coach Rick Butler concealed the fact that he had sexually abused underage athletes from customers of his clinics and camps.
October 29, 2018
Banned USA Volleyball coach Rick Butler has urged an Illinois federal judge to reject a bid for class certification by a woman who claims the sports club employing Butler covered up his previous sexual assault allegations, saying the proposed class would be unmanageable.
July 03, 2018
The Illinois federal judge overseeing a putative class action accusing an elite volleyball coach of concealing past sexual abuse allegations told both sides of the case Tuesday they should spend less time focusing on "sniping" at each other with "apocalyptic" pleading language and more on preparing for what he assumes will be a showdown over class certification.
June 15, 2018
Volleyball players and their parents who accuse elite coach Rick Butler of hiding past sexual abuse allegations from them blasted what they called his "run-of-the-mill" attempt to escape their proposed class action, saying Thursday he had presented nothing to show their claims are false.
May 15, 2018
The owner-coach of an elite volleyball club asked an Illinois federal judge late Monday night to toss a proposed class action accusing him of concealing past sexual abuse allegations from parents and potential players, saying the complaint lobs "wholly unsupported" accusations that won't advance its fraud claims.
March 27, 2018
An Illinois federal judge has recused himself from a proposed class action against an elite volleyball coach over claims the coach concealed allegations of sexual abuse leveled against him, saying Tuesday his daughter plays at the coach's gym.