Demartini
Demartini v. Microsoft Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANTE DEMARTINI, et al., Case No. 22-cv-08991-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. LIMITED JOINDER
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. No. 223 Defendant.
12 Plaintiffs filed this private antitrust action under Sections 7 and 16 of the Clayton Act seeking 13 to enjoin the merger of Microsoft Corporation and video game developer and publisher Activision 14 Blizzard. On May 19, 2023, following briefing and a lengthy hearing, the Court denied Plaintiffs’ 15 motion for a preliminary injunction. (Dkt. No. 189.1) On June 12, 2023, the Federal Trade 16 Commission (FTC) filed an action for provisional relief pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade 17 Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b) seeking to enjoin Microsoft and Activision from consummating 18 their merger while the FTC’s administrative review of the proposed transaction is pending. See 19 Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 23-2880 JSC. The Court related the 20 two actions under Civil Local Rule…