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U.S. and Plaintiff States v. American Express Co., et al.

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Appeal Materials

Petition of the United States and Plaintiff States for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc (November 10, 2016)

28j Letter of Plaintiffs-Appellees (October 16, 2015)

Redacted Final Form Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellees (September 14, 2015)

Opposition of Plaintiffs-Appellees to Defendants-Appellants' Emergency Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal (June 5, 2015)

Injunction Enforcement Materials

Order on Motion to Enforce Permanent Injunction (December 15, 2015)

Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Enforce Permanent Injunction (December 1, 2015)

Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion to Enforce Permanent Injunction (Public Version) (November 23, 2015)

Trial Materials

Memorandum & Order (May 19, 2015)

Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to American Express's Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal (May 11, 2015)

Judgment (April 30, 2015)

Memorandum (April 30, 2015)

Order Entering Permanent Injunction as to the American Express Defendants (April 30, 2015)

Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Reply to Non-Party Filings Regarding Remedy (April 17, 2015)

Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Support of Proposed Final Judgment and Remedial Order as to the American Express Defendants (April 1, 2015)

Memorandum in Support of Proposed Final Judgment and Remedial Order as to the American Express Defendants (March 23, 2015)

Joint Submission as to Remedy (March 23, 2015)

Scheduling Order (February 19, 2015)

Decision (February 19, 2015)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Findings of Fact ( Redacted Public Version) (October 16, 2014)

United States’ Closing Argument Presentation (Public Version) (October 9, 2014)

Plaintiffs’ Post-Trial Memorandum (Public Version) (September 26, 2014)

Plaintiff’s Proposed Conclusions of Law (September 18, 2014)

United States’ Opening Statement (Public Version) (July 7, 2014)


Pretrial Submissions

Plaintiffs' Pre-Trial Memorandum (Public Version) (June 26, 2014)

Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion Regarding Procedures for the Treatment of Confidential Information at Trial (June 9, 2014)

Memorandum & Order (May 7, 2014)

Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (February 20, 2014)

Plaintiffs’ Sur-Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (February 12, 2014)

Memorandum & Order (February 11, 2014)

Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Consolidate for the Purpose of Trial (November 21, 2013)

Final Judgment as to Defendants MasterCard International Incorporated and Visa Inc. (July 20, 2011)

Memorandum & Order (July 20, 2011)

Letter Regarding PreMotion Conference on Entry of Proposed Final Judgment (July 14, 2011)

Response of Plaintiff United States to Public Comments on the Proposed Final Judgment (June 14, 2011)

Amended Complaint for Equitable Relief for Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (December 21, 2010)

Stipulation Regarding Additional Parties to Proposed Final Judgment (December 20, 2010)

Competitive Impact Statement (October 4, 2010)

[Proposed] Final Judgment as to Defendants Mastercard International Incorporated and Visa, Inc. (October 4, 2010)

Stipulation (October 4, 2010)

Plaintiff's Notice of the Applicability of the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act to the Proposed Final Judgment (October 4, 2010)

Complaint for Equitable Relief for Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (October 4, 2010)


Case Open Date
Case Name
United States of America, State of Arizona, State of Connecticut, State of Idaho, State of Illinois, State of Iowa, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of New Hampshire, State of Ohio, Sta...
Case Type
Civil Non Merger
Case Violation(s)
  • Other Restraint of Trade
Industry Code(s)
  • Other Depository Credit Intermediation
Case Documents
Judgment   [PDF, ]
Memorandum   [PDF, ]
Scheduling Order   [PDF, ]
Decision   [PDF, ]
Stipulation   [PDF, ]
Updated November 10, 2016