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Snow v. Align Tech.

United States District Court, Northern District of California
Aug 26, 2022
21-cv-03269-VC (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2022)

Opinion

21-cv-03269-VC

08-26-2022

MISTY SNOW, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant.


ORDER DENYING MOTION TO JOIN A NECESSARY PARTY

RE: DKT. NO. 124

VINCE CHHABRIA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Align's motion to join SmileDirectClub is denied. The plaintiffs are clear that they are not seeking injunctive relief on their Section 1 claim. While the complaint could have been drafted more carefully in this respect, the fairest reading is that the Section 1 claim seeks damages only. And absent the possibility of an injunction on that claim, Align's argument that the various agreements make SmileDirectClub a necessary party to this case would swallow the general rule that it is not necessary to sue every alleged antitrust conspirator. See Ward v. Apple, Inc., 791 F.3d 1041, 1052 (9th Cir. 2015). SmileDirectClub remains free to move to intervene.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Snow v. Align Tech.

United States District Court, Northern District of California
Aug 26, 2022
21-cv-03269-VC (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2022)
Case details for

Snow v. Align Tech.

Case Details

Full title:MISTY SNOW, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, Northern District of California

Date published: Aug 26, 2022

Citations

21-cv-03269-VC (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2022)