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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

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO

DISMISS

Rather than rule on the operative complaint, the motions to dismiss will be deemed as

moot and plaintiffs will be given, as requested, leave to file a further amended complaint no

later than JULY 15, 2016. Plaintiffs must plead their best case. The new complaint should

address the arguments raised in the motions to dismiss and add all reliable and well-pled

information to support their claims. In addition to the above, plaintiffs should also add specific

details regarding the following:

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1. The way that the card systems worked (before and after), including the way

transactions were authorized; the way money flowed; the way chargebacks

flowed; and the specific role of each defendant in each such event, including

decision-making.

2. The network rules that existed before and after the liability shift took place,

including specific quotations.

3. The specific law (U.C.C.?) and/or network agreements that controlled

chargebacks. 

If American Express is meanwhile transferred to New York, the new pleading must take

that development into account.

This order declines to add new plaintiffs at this time. The amended complaint, however,

may include them and allegations for their best possible cases. Separate motions should be filed

to request intervention by the proposed plaintiffs. Intervention possibly will be allowed if the

new complaint is viable.

Defendants shall have twenty-one days after the filing of the amended complaint to file

a motion to dismiss.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 24, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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