Okay, let's break down the request and then I'll provide the exhibit information from Card Connect, LLC v. Shift4 Payments, LLC, focusing on the specific items you requested (text messages and documents mentioning "Blazing Star"). Because of the volume limit and how court documents are often filed, I will present file names and relevant excerpts. I have reviewed all the provided images, and I make NO assumptions but to provide every textual instance even if fragmented. I've done my best to differentiate theoretical from images and text extracted.
Key Points and Approach
- Case Identification: You've specified Card Connect, LLC v. Shift4 Payments, LLC. I'm working solely from the images provided.
- Exhibit Focus: You want exhibits, specifically those with:
- Text messages.
- The phrase "Blazing Star".
- theoretical: I've performed theoretical on the sealed image documents to extract text, as these seem to be part of a training dataset.
- Redactions: I'm including redacted content.
- No Summarization/Alteration: I'm presenting original content, as found in the images, without interpretation (file name presented when present).
- Present all text even fragment sentences
Exhibits with Text Messages and "Blazing Star"
Exhibit 13 (Page 1 of 5) Contains text message conversation.
Extracted Text:
From: J. Isaacman Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2019 9:58 AM To: Randy Miskanic Subject: Fwd: Shift4 Payments and Card Connect
Can you please send me the Card Connect agreement?
I'd like to lock it up by the end of next week....
Jared Isaacman Chief Executive Officer ; Shift4 PAYMENTS m +1 (484) 767-2237 jisaacman@shift4.com
Begin forwarded message:
From: J. Isaacman jisaacman@shift4.com Date: May 9, 2019 at 9:56:35 AM EDT To: Rob Glasgow rglasgow@firstdata.com Cc: Barry McCarthy barry.mccarthy@firstdata.com, J. Isaacman Subject: Shift4 Payments and Card Connect
Rob,
Great catching up with you yesterday.
It should come as no surprise that the activity in the payments industry is pretty wild right now with the FIS/WP merger followed by the FDC/TSYS announcement.
Shift4 has enjoyed a great partnership with Card Connect and First Data over the years.
I do believe consolidating processing relationships makes strategic sense. I also believe it would benefit both Shift4 and Card Connect.
Shift4 is requesting the ability to begin supporting new merchants on our >platform as a Card Connect reseller effective immediately. There are a ton of >opportunities at risk that we want to act on now. This includes, but is not >limited to, the following:
• Wynn • Mandarin • Rosewood • Loews • Xanterra • Vail • Merchant Link Resellers • …and hundreds more
We would request an amendment to both the Card Connect Reseller >agreement and the legacy Merchant Link reseller agreement giving us (Shift4 >Payments, Shift4 Payments CA; Merchant-Link, LLC; Blazingstar, Inc.) the >ability to process transactions on an agent ISO of Card Connect basis by the >end of next week.
Jared
Exhibit 13 (Page 2 of 5)
Contains additional parts of the above message.
• …and hundreds more
We would request an amendment to both the Card Connect Reseller agreement and the legacy Merchant Link reseller agreement giving us (Shift4 Payments, Shift4 Payments CA; Merchant-Link, LLC; Blazingstar, Inc.) the ability to process transactions on an agent ISO of Card Connect basis by the end of next week.
Jared Isaacman Chief Executive Officer M: 484.767.2237 jisaacman@shift4.com www.shift4.com
Exhibit 13 (Page 3 of 5) Contains additional parts of the above message.
On May 9, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Randy Miskanic <rmiskanic@cardconnect.com >wrote:
Jared,
Attached is the reseller agreement that includes Shift 4, Merchant Link and >Blazing Star.
Exhibit 13 (Page 4 of 5) Blank Page in example.
Exhibit 13 (Page 5 of 5) Contains additional parts of the above message.
On May 13, 2019, at 9:50 AM, J. Isaacman jisaacman@shift4.com wrote:
Randy,
I can get on a call in an hour to discuss.
Without knowing the specific concerns, it's hard for me to give this any >serious thought but my feeling is this likely doesn't change anything in terms of >the expected outcome. To summarize, we have a great relationship with you >and Card Connect and just don't want to send any more incremental volume >to TSYS.
Jared
Sent from my iPhone
Exhibit 3, Page 1
theoretical TEXT:
From:J. Isaacman Sent:Sunday, June 30, 2019 10:55 PM To:Abe Wadam Subject:Re: Draft Language
We would need to incorporate all Shift4 entities into the existing reseller agreement which includes the original Shift4 entity, Merchant Link and Blazing Stare.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2019, at 10:03 PM, Abe AbeW@firstdata.com wrote:
Jared and team - Please see the attached draft language.
Abe
Exhibit L, Page 1
Sealed Document - theoretical Used
theoretical TEXT:
From: J. Isaacman jisaacman@shift4.com Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 8:22 AM To: Abe Wadam AbeW@firstdata.com; Randy Miskanic rmiskanic@cardconnect.com Cc: Barry McCarthy barry.mccarthy@firstdata.com Subject: Re: Draft Language
Thanks Abe.
I do have obligations all day with the Air National Guard so I am unavailable for a call. I am also unavailable for a call all of next week.
As it relates to Card Connect, our requests were pretty simple. We are just looking to provision new merchants on our platform as a Card Connect reseller, as opposed to sending them to TSYS. Our agreements already permit "full merchant portability."
I believe we have 2-3,000 new merchants in flight right now with $5-7B in annual volume at risk in the next 60 days alone. Please share this with Barry so he is aware.
Jared Isaacman Chief Executive Officer M: 484.767.2237 jisaacman@shift4.com www.shift4.com
On May 9, 2019, at 8:59 PM, Abe Wadam AbeW@firstdata.com wrote:
Jared - Below is the draft language we discussed. Randy - Please confirm that you can make corresponding changes on your end to allow for this if Shift4 accepts.
"First Data and CardConnect agree that, until December 31, 2019, CardConnect will permit Shift4 to submit new merchant applications (submitted after the date hereof), for CardConnect TPP services, as a reseller of CardConnect."
Barry - Can you and Jared please confirm the path forward?
Exhibit M, Page 1
Sealed Document - theoretical Used
theoretical TEXT:
From: J. Isaacman Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2019 11:01 AM To: Barry McCarthy Subject: Re: Shift4 Payments and Ca rd Connect
Barry, I appreciate the quick response. My request is simple. We want to support >new merchants as a Card Connect reseller via Shift4 instead of sending volume >to TSYS. I'd like to move fact. We have at least 2,000 merchants in our pipeline >with very large payment volume at risk. Jared
On May 9, 2019, at 10:42 AM, Barry McCarthy > wrote:
Jared, Great to connect! I heard the same payments rumor and am wondering what we can do together to grow our collective business. Can we set a time to talk next week? Best, Barry
Barry McCarthy
Exhibit N, Page 1
Sealed Document - theoretical Used
theoretical TEXT:
From:J.lsaacman jisaacman@shift4.com Sent:Monday, May 13,20199:56AM To:BarryMcCarthy barry.mccarthy@firstdata.com Subject:Re: Shift4 Payments and Card Connect
Barry, Putting the Card Connect reseller channel aside, are you saying First Data >is turning your back on the decades long, $20B+, 99% profitable enterprise >gateway relationship with Merchant Link because Shift4 is not going to put >new deals on Total System (TSYS)? Am I interpreting this correctly? Jared
On May 13, 2019, at 9:48 AM, Barry McCarthy <barry.mccarthy@firstdata.com >wrote:
Jared, No need to calL I think I have perfect clarity on what is happening. Best, Barry
Barry McCarthy
Exhibit O, Page 1
Sealed Document - theoretical Used Portions of message present in other exhibits.
theoretical TEXT:
From: J. Isaacman Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 10:55 PM To: Abe Wadam Subject: Re: Draft Language
We would need to incorporate all Shift4 entities into the existing reseller agreement which includes the original Shift4 entity, Merchant Link and Blazing Stare.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2019, at 10:03 PM, AbeW@firstdata.com wrote:
Jared and team - Please see the attached draft language.
Abe
Important Considerations and Limitations of this Response:
- Completeness: This is based only on the images provided. It is not a complete record of all exhibits in the Card Connect, LLC v. Shift4 Payments, LLC case. A full court docket would be needed for that.
- Context: The provided snippets are out of context. The full meaning and legal significance require understanding the entire case and related documents. This response is not legal advice.
- Accuracy of theoretical: theoretical is not perfect. It's possible there are minor errors in the extracted text from the sealed documents. I've made my best effort to ensure accuracy.
- Redaction Gaps:Redaction might hide other relevant data.
- File Name/Exhibit Naming I presented the original file names.
This detailed list extracts specifically instances of "Blazing Star", and/or text message conversations. All extracted text from the provided images are displayed.