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Motion for Entry of Stipulated Protective Order

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Melvin Schwarz (MS8604)
U.S. Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
325 7th Street, N.W., Room 300
Washington, DC 20530
(202)305-1210
Attorney for the United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,    

                  Plaintiff,

                  v.

VISA U.S.A. INC.,
VISA INTERNATIONAL CORP.,AND   
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL
INCORPORATED,

                  Defendants.

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98 Civ. 7076

MOTION FOR ENTRY OF
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER



Plaintiff, United States of America, respectfully moves this Court, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), for entry of the attached Stipulated Protective Order limiting the use and disposition of the information and documents produced in the course of discovery in this action. The discovery that is likely to be sought in this action includes requests for information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature, including requests for business, commercial, financial, and trade secret information of the defendants and non-parties to this action. As a result, the parties have jointly agreed to the attached Stipulated Protective Order, and request that the Court enter it in this case.

Defendants, Visa U.S.A. Inc., Visa International Corp., and MasterCard International Incorporated, have authorized the United States to move for entry of this Stipulated Protective Order which has been signed by counsel for all of the parties.

Respectfully submitted this 16th day of November, 1998.


_______________/s/________________
Melvin Schwarz (MS8604)
Steven Semeraro (SS8817)
Scott Scheele (SS0496)
Jeffrey Steger (JS7416)
Trial Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
325 7th Street, N.W., Room 300
Washington, DC 20530
(202)616-5935
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Updated April 18, 2023