In re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 Case No. 20-cv-03556-BLF
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
STAY DISCOVERY
IN RE GOOGLE DIGITAL
ADVERTISING ANTITRUST
LITIGATION
13 This is a class action antitrust lawsuit brought by Plaintiffs Hanson Law Firm, PC, Surefreight Global LLC d/b/a Prana Pets, and Vitor Lindo (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) against Defendant Google LLC (“Google”). Before the Court is Google’s Motion to Stay Discovery. Mot., ECF 41. The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and vacates the April 8, 2021 hearing as to this motion. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Google’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs commenced this putative class action on May 27, 2020. ECF 1. The First Amended Complaint alleges that “Google leveraged its monopoly in online search and search advertising to acquire an illegal monopoly in brokering display advertising—the placement of …