The PLS.com, LLC v. The National Association of Realtors

O 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE PLS.COM, LLC, Case No. 2:20-cv-04790-JWH-RAOx

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON

v. MOTIONS OF DEFENDANTS TO

DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AMENDED COMPLAINT [ECF OF REALTORS; Nos. 50, 53, & 55] and MOTION TO BRIGHT MLS, INC.; STRIKE OF DEFENDANT

MIDWEST REAL ESTATE DATA, CALIFORNIA REGIONAL

LLC; and MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, CALIFORNIA REGIONAL INC. [ECF No. 54] MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE,

INC.,

18 Defendants. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. INTRODUCTION This antitrust case concerns an alleged conspiracy among three regional real property multiple listing services—Defendants Bright MLS, Inc. (“Bright MLS”); Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (“Midwest RED”); and California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (“Cal Regional MLS”) (collectively, the “MLS…