Spectrum Scientifics, LLC v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

Sylvia and Jean Shen are sisters of David Shen, who owns and controls several related 22 1 The Court has ordered the relation and consolidation of the following indirect purchaser plaintiff 23 (“IPP”) cases under Hightower v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC, No. 20-cv-03639 (N.D. Cal.): Murphy v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC, No. 20-cv-04049 (N.D. Cal.); Brewer v. Celestron 24 Acquisition, LLC, No. 20-cv-04823 (N.D. Cal.); Goldblatt v. Shen, No. 20-cv-04860 (N.D. Cal.); Kaufman v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC, No. 20-cv-05285 (N.D. Cal.); Griffith v. Shen, No. 20-cv- 25 05400 (N.D. Cal.); Price v. Shen, No. 20-cv-06216 (N.D. Cal.); Moore v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC, No. 20-cv-06435 (N.D. Cal.); Riley v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC, No. 20-cv-06527 (N.D. 26 Cal.). Dkt. Nos. 55, 56, 98, 103. The Court did not consolidate these IPP actions with the direct purchaser plaintiffs’ (“DPPs”) action, Spectrum Scientifics LLC v. Celestron Acquisition, LLC, 27 No. 20-cv-03642 (N.D. Cal.), but rather ordered that the consolidated IPP actions and Spectrum companies that the parties refer to as the “Synta” entities. Several Synta entities are named defendants in…