Payment Logistics Limited v. Lighthouse Network, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAYMENT LOGISTICS LIMITED, Case No.: 3:18-cv-00786-L-AGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS [ECF NO. 70]

LIGHTHOUSE NETWORK, LLC;

SHIFT4 CORP.; AND SHIFT4

PAYMENTS, LLC,

16 Defendants.

18 Pending before the Court is Defendants Lighthouse Network, LLC, SHIFT4 Corporation, and SHIFT4 Payments, LLC’s (“Defendants” or “Shift4”) motion to dismiss Plaintiff Payment Logistics Limited’s (“Plaintiff” or “PLL”) first amended complaint. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L. R. 7.1(d.1). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants’ motion. 25 26 27 28 I. BACKGROUND This antitrust case arises out of a vertical merger that united all three levels of the payment processing in the credit and debit card payment industry. The merger at issue is a purchase of three…