Opinion ID: 407849
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Heading: alleged impact on commerce.

Text: 82 In order to prevail in an antitrust suit, a party must demonstrate an effect on commerce which is more than trivial in the relevant market. Gough v. Rossmore Corp., 585 F.2d 381, 389 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 936, 99 S.Ct. 1280, 59 L.Ed.2d 494 (1979). Plaintiff's complaint neither identifies a relevant market nor alleges a substantial impact on such a market. A court should give a party the opportunity to demonstrate the elements of his case if his claim presents the possibility that he may prove substantial impact. However, on the facts of this case, plaintiff could not demonstrate more than the trivial impact of a curved grading system. The ability of applicants to reapply permits them to remain within the potential commerce stream. 83 In addition, the opinion relies on McLain v. Real Estate Board, 444 U.S. 232, 100 S.Ct. 502, 62 L.Ed.2d 441 (1980), for the proposition that Ronwin could conceivably demonstrate impact on the relevant market. The relevant market in this case, however, while not defined before the district court, is a broad and diffuse market that is not analogous to the well-defined property market in New Orleans with a specific percentage of out-of-state contractors. Without more, the conclusion of a conceivable impact in Ronwin does not flow from the facts of McLain.