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Plaintiff alleges that (1) Apple discriminated in price between early purchasers and later purchasers of the 8 GB iPhone in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 13, (2) Apple discriminated in rebates between people who purchased iPhones before August 22, 2007 and people who purchased iPhones from August 22 - September 4, 2007 in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 13a, and (3) Apple is selling its iPhone for an unreasonably low price to hurt competition between early and late purchasers of its iPhone in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 13a, (4) Apple and AT&T forced early purchasers to enter into a 2-year service agreement with unfair terms, which later purchasers could avoid by unlocking their iPhones in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 14, (5) AT&T's early termination fee is unfair and deceptive.

Plaintiff: Dongmei Li
Defendant: Apple Inc., Steve Jobs and AT&T Inc.
Case Number: 2:2007cv04005
Filed: September 24, 2007
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office: Central Islip Office
County: Nassau
Presiding Judge: E. Thomas Boyle
Presiding Judge: Leonard D. Wexler
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 15 Antitrust Litigation
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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March 13, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 77 MEMORANDUM and ORDER granting 64 Motion to Dismiss; granting 69 Motion to Dismiss. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment for defendants dismissing the Amended Complaint and to close the file in this action. Ordered by Senior Judge Leonard D. Wexler on 3/13/2009. (Mierzejewski, Elizabeth)
May 23, 2008 Filing 44
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Dongmei Li re 43 Amended Complaint (Wang, Chunyu)
April 10, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 42
SCHEDULING ORDER: The initial conference previously set for May 14, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. before the undersigned has been rescheduled for June 19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. at the Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Courtroom 830, Central Islip, New York. All counsel shall be present. SEE order for further details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 4/10/08. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order on all counsel upon receipt. (Joy, Dolores)
April 8, 2008 Filing 41
Minute Order. for proceedings held before Senior Judge Leonard D. Wexler: denying 35 Motion to Dismiss; denying 37 Motion to Dismiss; Pre Motion Conference held on 4/8/2008 @11:00 a.m.. For Plaintiff: Chunyu Jean Wang, For Defendant AT&T: Daniel A. Sasse, For Defendnt Apple & Jobs: Michael B. Miller. Discovery stayed. Conference concluded. (Mierzejewski, Elizabeth)
March 17, 2008 Filing 40
Letter Scheduling In-Person Conference by Dongmei Li (Wang, Chunyu)
January 30, 2008 Filing 33
Letter to Judge Wexler responding to Plaintiff's January 29 letter and confirming that motions to dismiss will be served pursuant to previous schedule by Apple Inc., Steve Jobs (Miller, Michael)
January 29, 2008 Filing 32
Letter MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Class Certification, Letter Responding to Defendants' Letters by Dongmei Li. (Wang, Chunyu)
January 23, 2008 Filing 31
Letter responding to Plaintiff's January 16, 2008 Request for A Pre-Motion Conference Seeking Leave to Move for Class Certification by AT&T Inc. (Fierst, Timothy)
January 22, 2008 Filing 30
Letter Responding to Plaintiff's January 16 Request for a Pre-Motion Conference Seeking Leave to File a Class Certification Motion by Apple Inc., Steve Jobs (Miller, Michael)
January 18, 2008 Filing 29
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Dongmei Li. Apple Inc. served on 10/23/2007, answer due 11/12/2007; Steve Jobs served on 10/30/2007, answer due 11/19/2007; AT&T Inc. served on 10/18/2007, answer due 11/7/2007. (Wang, Chunyu)
January 16, 2008 Filing 24
MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Class Certification by Dongmei Li. (Wang, Chunyu)
January 10, 2008 Filing 23
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Senior Judge Leonard D. Wexler:Pre Motion Conference held on 1/10/2008; plaintiffs counsel NO SHOW; defts counsel present; defts request to file motion to dismiss granted; parties to agree upon briefing schedule; discovery stayed; conf. concluded. (Bollbach, Jean)
January 9, 2008 Filing 20
Letter re: filing Motion for Admission pro hac vice for Wm. Randolph Smith by AT&T Inc. (Fierst, Timothy)
January 2, 2008 Filing 14
Letter MOTION to Adjourn Conference re 1/11/08 Initial Scheduling Conference by Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, AT&T Inc.. (Antczak, David)
December 28, 2007 Filing 13
Letter Renewing Request for Pre-Motion Conference by AT&T Inc. (Antczak, David)
December 7, 2007 Filing 10
FILING FEE: $ 25.00, receipt number 024843, FILING FEE: $25.00 number 024844. (Mierzejewski, Elizabeth)
December 6, 2007 Filing 9
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of David Antczak by AT&T Inc.. (Joseph, Andrew)
December 5, 2007 Filing 6
Letter Requesting a Pre-Motion Conference (Motion to Dismiss) by Apple Inc., Steve Jobs (Miller, Michael)
October 1, 2007 Opinion or Order Filing 2
SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Conference set for 1/11/2008 11:00 AM before Magistrate-Judge E. Thomas Boyle. See order for further instructions. Counsel for Plaintiff(s) or Plantiff pro se is obligated to serve a copy of this order on each defendant.. Ordered by Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 10/1/07. (Lundy, Lisa)
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Plaintiff: Dongmei Li
Represented By: Chunyu Jean Wang
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Defendant: Apple Inc.
Represented By: Michael B. Miller
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Defendant: Steve Jobs
Represented By: Michael B. Miller
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Defendant: AT&T Inc.
Represented By: Andrew B. Joseph
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