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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

B & R SUPERMARKET, INC.; GROVE

LIQUORS, LLC,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

VISA, INC.; VISA USA, INC.;

MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL,

INC.; AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY;

DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES; BANK

OF AMERICA, N.A.; BARCLAYS BANK

DELAWARE; CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL

CORPORATION; CHASE BANK USA, N.A.;

CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.;

CITIBANK, N.A.; PNC BANK, N.A.; USAA

SAVINGS BANK; U.S. BANCORP, N.A.;

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; EMVCo, LLC;

JCB CO., LTD; and UNIONPAY, a Chinese

bank association,

Defendants. /

No. C 16-01150 WHA

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

RE LAW FIRM PLAN FOR IN

COURT OPPORTUNITIES FOR

YOUNG ATTORNEYS

Counsel will please keep in mind the need to provide arguments and courtroom

experience to the next generation of practitioners. It is the way one generation will teach the

next to try cases and to maintain our district’s reputation for excellence in trial practice. This

order requests by NOON ON APRIL 14, 2016, that each law firm representing a party herein

submit a five page plan explaining how it intends, in this case, to provide opportunities for 

junior attorneys (who have graduated from law school within the past six years) to argue 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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motions, take depositions, and examine witnesses at trial. The five page plans should please

name specific associates and name the specific opportunities the law firms have in mind for

them. The submissions shall please also state whether it would be useful to require client

representatives to attend the upcoming case management conference where this subject will be

discussed. Plaintiffs shall promptly serve this order on all defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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