Civil Cover Sheet — United States v. Visa Inc. and Plaid Inc. (N.D. Cal. No. 4:20-cv-07810)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 4:20-cv-07810-KAW · Doc. 1-1 · 2020-11-05 · Docket on CourtListener

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JS-CANO 44 (Rev. 10/2020) 
CIVIL COVER SHEET 
The JS-CAND 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, 
except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved in its original form by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the Clerk of 
Court to initiate the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.) 
DEFENDANTS 
II.
BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an "X" in One Box Only) 
U.S. Government Plaintiff 
3 
Federal Question 
(U.S. Government Not a Party) 
2 
U.S. Government Defendant 
4 
Diversity 
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item Ill) 
County of Residence of First Listed Defendant 
(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY) 
NOTE: 
IN LAND CONDEMN A TJON CASES, USE THE LOCA TJON OF 
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED. 
III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an "X" in One Box for Plaintiff 
(For Diversity Cases Only) 
and One Box for Defendant) 
PTF 
DEF 
PTF 
DEF 
Citizen of This State 
I 
I 
Incorporated or Principal Place 
4 
4 
Citizen of Another State 
Citizen or Subject of a 
Foreign Country 
2 
3 
2 
of Business In This State 
Incorporated and Principal Place 
of Business In Another State 
Foreign Nation 
6 
6 
IV.
NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X" in One Box Only) 
CONTRACT 
TORTS 
FORFEITURE/PENALTY 
BANKRUPTCY 
OTHER STATUTES 
110 Insurance 
PERSONAL INJURY 
PERSONAL INJURY 
625 Drug Related Seizure of 
422 Appeal 28 USC § 158 
375 False Claims Act 
120 Marine 
310 Airplane 
365 Personal Injury- Product 
Property 21 USC§ 881 
423 Withdrawal 28 USC 
376 Qui Tam (31 USC 
130 Miller Act 
315 Airplane Product Liability 
Liability 
690 Other 
§ 157 
§ 3729(a)) 
140 Negotiable Instrument 
320 Assault, Libel & Slander 
367 Health Care/ 
LABOR 
PROPERTY RIGHTS 
400 State Reapportionment 
150 Recovery of 
330 Federal Employers' 
Pharmaceutical Personal 
710 Fair Labor Standards Act 
820 Copyrights 
410 Antitrust 
Overpayment Of 
Liability 
Injury Product Liability 
720 Labor/Management 
830 Patent 
430 Banks and Banking 
Veteran's Benefits 
340 Marine 
368 Asbestos Personal Injury 
Relations 
450 Commerce 
151 Medicare Act 
Product Liability 
835 Patent-Abbreviated New 
345 Marine Product Liability 
740 Railway Labor Act 
Drug Application 
460 Deportation 
152 Recovery of Defaulted 
350 Motor Vehicle 
PERSONAL PROPERTY 
751 Family and Medical 
840 Trademark 
4 70 Racketeer Influenced & 
Student Loans (Excludes 
355 Motor Vehicle Product 
370 Other Fraud 
Leave Act 
880 Defend Trade Secrets 
Corrupt Organizations 
Veterans) 
Liability 
371 Truth in Lending 
790 Other Labor Litigation 
Act of 2016 
480 Consumer Credit 
153 Recovery of 
360 Other Personal Injury 
380 Other Personal Property 
791 Employee Retirement 
485 Telephone Consumer 
Overpayment 
SOCIAL SECURITY 
362 Personal Injury-Medical 
Damage 
Income Security Act 
Protection Act 
of Veteran's Benefits 
861 HIA (1395ft) 
Malpractice 
385 Property Damage Product 
490 Cable/Sat TV 
160 Stockholders' Suits 
Liability 
IMMIGRATION 
862 Black Lung (923) 
850 Securities/Commodities/ 
190 Other Contract 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
PRISONER PETITIONS 
462 Naturalization 
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) 
Exchange 
195 Contract Product Liability 
Application 
864 SSID Title XVI 
890 Other Statutory Actions 
440 Other Civil Rights 
HABEAS CORPUS 
465 Other Immigration 
196 Franchise 
865 RSI (405(g)) 
891 Agricultural Acts 
441 Voting 
463 Alien Detainee 
Actions 
REAL PROPERTY 
442 Employment 
510 Motions to Vacate 
FEDERAL TAX SillTS 
893 Environmental Matters 
210 Land Condemnation 
443 Housing/ 
Sentence 
870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or 
895 Freedom oflnformation 
220 Foreclosure 
Accommodations 
530 General 
Defendant) 
Act 
230 Rent Lease & Ejectrnent 
445 Amer. w/Disabilities-
535 Death Penalty 
871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC 
896 Arbitration 
240 Torts to Land 
Employment 
§ 7609 
899 Administrative Procedure 
OTHER 
Act/Review or Appeal of 
245 Tort Product Liability 
446 Amer. w/Disabilities-Other 
540 Mandamus & Other 
Agency Decision 
290 All Other Real Property 
448 Education 
550 Civil Rights 
950 Constitutionality of State 
555 Prison Condition 
Statutes 
560 Civil Detainee-
Conditions of 
Confinement 
V.
ORIGIN (Place an "X"inOneBoxOnly) 
Original 
2 
Removed from 
Proceeding 
State Court 
3 
Remanded from 
Appellate Court 
4 
Reinstated or 
Reopened 
5 Transferred from 
Another District (specify) 
6 
Multidistrict 
8 Multidistrict 
Litigation-Transfer 
Litigation-Direct File 
VI.
CAUSE OF
ACTION
VII.
REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED CASE(S),
CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION 
UNDER RULE 23, Fed. R. Civ. P. 
JUDGE 
IF ANY (See instructions): 
IX.
DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENT (Civil Local Rule 3-2)
DEMAND$ 
(Place an "X" in One Box Only) 
SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND 
DOCKET NUMBER 
SANJOSE 
DATE 
SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD 
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint: 
JURY DEMAND: 
Yes 
No 
EUREKA-MCKINLEYVILLE 
San Mateo County
Visa Inc. and Plaid Inc. 
I. ( a) PLAINTIFFS
United States of America
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff (EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
John R. Read
United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division 
450 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 4000
Washington, DC  20530
Telephone: (202) 307-0468
(see attachment) 
Attorneys (If Known) 
Steven C. Sunshine 
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 
1440 New York Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20005-2111
Telephone: (202) 371-7860
Scott Sher
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 
1700 K Street NW, 5th Floor 
Washington, DC 20006 
Telephone: (202) 973-8822
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity): 
Section 2 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 2) and Section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 18)
Brief description of cause: 
Seeking to enjoin Visa from acquiring Plaid because the proposed acquisition violates Section 2 of the Sherman Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act 
11/5/2020
/s/ John R. Read
Case 4:20-cv-07810-KAW   Document 1-1   Filed 11/05/20   Page 1 of 2

MAKAN DELRAHIM  
Assistant Attorney General 
MICHAEL F. MURRAY  
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
KATHLEEN S. O’NEILL 
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
CRAIG W. CONRATH 
Director of Litigation 
OWEN M. KENDLER 
Chief 
LISA A. SCANLON 
Assistant Chief 
Media, Entertainment, and Professional Services 
Section 
DAVID L. ANDERSON 
United States Attorney 
SARA WINSLOW 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Chief, Civil Division  
John R. Read 
Meagan Bellshaw  
Brittney Dimond  
Ihan Kim  
Cory Brader Leuchten  
Sarah H. Licht  
Bennett J. Matelson 
Lillian Okamuro  
Ethan Stevenson  
Lara E.V. Trager  
Jeffrey G. Vernon  
Attorneys for the United States 
Media, Entertainment, and Professional 
Services Section 
U.S. Department of Justice 
Antitrust Division  
450 Fifth Street N.W., Suite 4000 
Washington, D.C. 20530 
Telephone: (202) 307-0468 
Email: john.read@atr.usdoj.gov      
Case 4:20-cv-07810-KAW   Document 1-1   Filed 11/05/20   Page 2 of 2

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