On August 4, 2008, District Court Judge James A. Teilborg ruled in favor of Apollo Group on its post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law, overturning the previous jury verdict of January 16, 2008. Click here for the Court’s Order. Click here for Apollo Group’s press release.
For an overview of Apollo Group’s post-trial motions, click here.
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| Below are select court orders, opinions and filings for easy reference. The complete court docket is available through the US District Court for the District of Arizona. |
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U.S. District Court for District of Arizona Overturns Jury Verdict, Rules in Favor of Apollo Group. |
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| August 4, 2008: | District Court Order PDF 73KB |
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Apollo Group, Inc. Asks U.S. District Court for District of Arizona to Enter Verdict in its Favor or Grant a New Trial |
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| March 10, 2008: | Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law PDF 154KB
Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion for New Trial PDF 113KB Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion for Remittitur PDF 68KB |
| February 13, 2008: | Defendants’ Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law PDF 119KB
Defendants’ Motion for New Trial PDF163KB Defendants’ Motion for Remittitur PDF 48KB |
February 13, 2008: |
Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Stay of Execution of Judgment Pending Post-trial Motions PDF 36KB |
| February 1, 2008: | Defendants’ Motion for Stay of Execution of Judgment Pending Post-Trial Motions PDF 69KB |
| January 30, 2008: | Judgment PDF 36KB |
January 16, 2008: |
Verdict PDF 148KB |
October 29, 2007: |
Joint Description of the Case PDF 136KB |
| Apollo Group, Inc. Seeks Summary Judgment from United States District Court for District of Arizona |
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| September 11, 2007: | Order Denying Both Parties' Motions for Summary Judgment PDF 64KB |
| March 9, 2007: | Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, or Alternatively, for Summary Adjudication; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support PDF 568KB |
| March 9, 2007: | Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Material Facts in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment PDF 2.9MB |
| U.S. District Court for District of Columbia Recognizes Work Papers for Preliminary Program Review Report are Relevant to Apollo Group’s Defense and Orders U.S. Department of Education to Produce Privilege Log to Assess Claims of Privilege |
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| March 12, 2007: | Order Compelling Production of Privilege Log PDF 788KB |
| Apollo Group, Inc. Asks United States District Court for District of Columbia for Order Compelling U.S. Department of Education to Produce Underlying Work Papers for Flawed Program Review Report |
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| January 26, 2007: | Reply Brief in Support of Apollo’s Motion to Compel Production of Documents from United States Department of Education PDF 60KB |
| December 18, 2006: | Defendant Apollo Group, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Production of Documents From United States Department of Education PDF 1.1MB |
| July 3, 2006: | Notice of Third-party Subpoena - United States Department of Education PDF 496KB |
| United States District Court for District of Arizona Allows Case to Proceed |
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| October 18, 2005: | Order Denying Motion to Dismiss and Granting in Part Request for Judicial Notice PDF 84KB |
| Apollo Group, Inc. Asks United States District Court for District of Arizona to Dismiss Baseless Securities Fraud Allegations |
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| July 25, 2005: | Reply in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Class Action Complaint; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof PDF 380KB |
| June 14, 2005: | Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Class Action Complaint; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof; Request for Judicial Notice PDF 2.7MB |
Arizona State Board of Private Postsecondary Education Verifies University of Phoenix's Compliance with Statute and Rule and Dismisses Complaint |
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| June 1, 2005: | Letter of Complaint Dismissal PDF 20KB |
| March 30, 2005: | Investigative Report PDF 76KB |
University of Phoenix and U.S. Department of Education Resolve Flawed Program Review Report with Terms Constituting Implicit Rejection of Report's Allegations |
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| September 7, 2004: | Settlement Agreement PDF 172KB
For more on the flawed program review report, click here. |
Leading Accounting Firm Validates Compliance of University of Phoenix's Compensation System |
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| March 22, 2004: | Presentation Prepared for U.S. Department of Education POWER POINT 236KB |
U.S. Department of Education Clarifies Incentive Compensation Standard |
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| November 1, 2002: | Federal Register PDF 256KB |
| August 8, 2002: | Federal Register PDF 188KB |
U.S. Department of Education Issues Policy Regarding Incentive Compensation Issues, Directing That They be Treated as Compliance Matters |
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| October 2002: | Memorandum from Department of Education Deputy Secretary PDF 88KB |
August 4, 2008: |
Apollo Group Victorious in Securities Lawsuit |
January 24, 2008: |
Apollo Group, Inc. Provides Clarification in Regard to Recent Jury Verdict |
January 16, 2008: |
Statement on Shareholder Suit Verdict |
March 12, 2007: |
Statement on Order and Opinion on Motion to Compel Production of Documents from U.S. Department of Education |
| For more information on the timeline of key events, click here. PDF 60KB |  |
