Welcome to the Mullen v. GLV, Inc. Class Action Website

If you paid money to GLV, Inc. d/b/a Sports Performance Volleyball Club for youth volleyball instruction through the Sports Performance program in Illinois between February 27, 2013 and January 10, 2018, a class action lawsuit may affect your rights.

• A lawsuit has been filed against GLV, Inc. d/b/a Sports Performance Volleyball Club, Rick Butler, and Cheryl Butler (“Defendants”). The case claims that Defendants violated the law by failing to disclose and concealing sexual abuse of teenage girls by Coach Rick Butler in the 1980s. Defendants strongly deny those allegations and that they violated any law. The lawsuit is called Mullen v. GLV, Inc., et al., No. 1:18-cv-01465, and is in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• The Court decided this lawsuit should be a class action on behalf of any individual who paid money to Defendants for youth volleyball instruction through the Sports Performance program provided by or through GLV, Inc. in the State of Illinois between February 27, 2013 and January 10, 2018.
• The Court has not decided whether Defendants did anything wrong. There is no money available now, and no guarantee that there will be any money in the future. If you are a Class Member, your legal rights are affected and you have a choice to make now.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT
DO NOTHING	Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights. By doing nothing, you will be bound by all orders and rulings of the Court and/or jury. You will automatically keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from a trial or settlement. But, you give up any rights to separately sue Defendants about the matters involved in this lawsuit.
ASK TO BE EXCLUDED	Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits from it. Keep rights. If you ask to be excluded and money benefits are later awarded, you won’t share in those. But, you keep any rights to separately sue Defendants about the same matters in this lawsuit.

• To ask to be excluded, you must act before April 19, 2019. To remain a part of the lawsuit as a Class Member, you do not need to do anything now.
• Plaintiff's lawyers must prove the claims against Defendants unless this case is dismissed, resolved through legal motions, or settled before trial. If money or benefits are obtained from Defendants, you will be notified about how to potentially receive a share.