The opinion
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4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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7 IN RE GOOGLE PLAY STORE MDL Case No. 21-md-02981-JD
ANTITRUST LITIGATION Member Case No. 20-cv-05761-JD
9 ORDER RE DECERTIFICATION OF
10 CONSUMER CLASS
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12 In the consumer plaintiffs’ case, In re Google Play Consumer Antitrust Litigation, Case
5 13 No. 20-cv-05761-JD, the Court certified a class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3),
14 || and denied Google’s motion to exclude Dr. Singer’s testimony under Federal Rule of Evidence
3 15 || 702. Dkt. No. 383. This was because the record at the certification stage supported those
a 16 || decisions. See id.
3 17 That is no longer the case. Based on new developments in the record, the Court has now
18 || excluded Dr. Singer’s pass-through formula and his opinions based on the application of that
19 || formula in this litigation. See Dkt. No. 588.
20 The same pass-through formula was an essential element of the consumer plaintiffs’
21 argument in support of certification. See Dkt. No. 383. The order granting certification is
22 || consequently vacated, and the consumer class is decertified. See City of Los Angeles, Harbor
23 Division v. Santa Monica Baykeeper, 254 F.3d 882, 885 (9th Cir. 2001). The parties’ associated
24 sealing motion, Dkt. No. 324, is terminated as moot.
25 IT IS SO ORDERED.
26 Dated: September 13, 2023
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28 JAMES#PONATO
United ftates District Judge