Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit October 17, 2001, Docket No. 00-7699 (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.)

Judge JACOBS, dissents in a separate opinion.

SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Visa U.S.A. Inc. (“Visa”) and MasterCard International Incorporated (“MasterCard”) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Gleeson, J.) granting plaintiffs-appellees’ (“plaintiffs”) motion for class certification.