In Re Sugar Antitrust Litigation, Mdl 201. The State of California Etc. v. California and Hawaiian Sugar Co., Madelyne Brinker, on Her Own Behalf and That of All Others Similarly Situated v. Amalgamated Sugar Co.

588 F.2d 1270 1978-2 Trade Cases 62,363 In re SUGAR ANTITRUST LITIGATION, MDL 201. The STATE OF CALIFORNIA etc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA AND HAWAIIAN SUGAR CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees. Madelyne BRINKER, on her own behalf and that of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMALGAMATED SUGAR CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 76-2937, 76-3001. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 28, 1978. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Jan. 29, 1979. Ronald Lovitt (argued), Lovitt & Hannan, Inc., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. John E. Sparks (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before MERRILL and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and LINDBERG, * District Judge. MERRILL, Circuit Judge: 1 These two actions were commenced in the superior court for San Francisco, California, and were removed by the defendants (here appellees) to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. There they joined a massive multidistrict treble damage antitrust litigation involving several hundred…