THIS COURT'S POWER TO GRANT RELIEF 84. 11 0 obj /Parent 12 0 R /Annots [] This action arises under Chapter 713 and 720, Florida Statutes, and under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. >> endobj /Parent 8 0 R SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA . /Annots [] endobj endobj /Contents [226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R] In the Anderson, IN area, almost all of the MSW generated is disposed of in one of three transfer stations. >> 3 0 obj
/Resources 145 0 R /Type /Page ( /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] C. Reduction in Competition As a Consequence of the Acquisition. << /Type /Page /Filter /FlateDecode 25, to prevent and restrain the violation by defendants of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 94 0 obj /Type /Page Although, where available, MSW can be transported to distant landfills through transfer stations using large transfer trailer trucks, the use of transfer stations adds fixed transportation and processing costs. endobj /Contents [398 0 R 399 0 R 400 0 R] The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to disrupt the Presidential /Contents [338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R] Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS 44 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Contents [254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R] /Type /Page This is an action for injunctive and declaratory relief, costs, damages, attorney's fees, penalties, and other available statutory relief, pursuant to the Florida Deceptive and Unfair . not 51. 55. /Annots [] /Type /Page Rule 1.610 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure governs requests for temporary injunctions. endobj /Annots [] 73 0 obj /Type /Page 12. >> /Type /Page >> The county court may issue a temporary and permanent injunction where appropriate for violation of ss. 7.) Allied and Republic directly compete in the disposal of waste in a number of markets nationwide, including the Anderson, IN; New York City, NY; and Macon, Georgia areas. ( That defendants' proposed sales of hauling assets in the Albany, NY; Augusta, GA; Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ; Clarksville, TN; Columbus, OH; Gulf Coast, FL; Lakeland, FL; Louisville, KY/Sellersburg, IN; Macon, GA; Memphis, TN; Monmouth County, NJ; Nashville, TN and Norfolk, VA area markets, and defendants' proposed sales of MSW disposal assets in the Anderson, IN; Macon, GA and New York City, NY area markets be adjudged and decreed to be unlawful and in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act; 2. /Resources 101 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj << /Resources 337 0 R /Contents [94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R] endobj /S /D %PDF-1.3
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21. judgment, and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and damages. In each of these markets, Allied and Republic each account for a substantial share of total revenues from commercial waste collection services. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << Allied and Republic directly compete in small container commercial waste collection service in a number of markets nationwide, including the areas of: Albany, NY; Augusta, GA; Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ; Clarksville, TN; Columbus, OH; Gulf Coast, FL; Lakeland, FL; Louisville, KY/Sellersburg, IN; Macon, GA; Memphis, TN; Monmouth County, NJ; Nashville, TN and Norfolk, VA. >> 10941 and Laws of Florida, Ch. 13 0 obj << >> /Rotate 0 The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to disrupt the Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) election in Florida, scheduled for tomorrow, March 17, 2020, and cause large-scale voter disenfranchisement falling hardest on communities of color and other historically vulnerable populations. 50 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R The acquisitions by Allied and Republic would remove a significant competitor in small container commercial waste collection service, roll-off waste collection service, and/or the disposal of MSW, in already highly concentrated and difficult-to-enter markets. The extension of vote-by-mail options and other accommodations at polling places is necessary. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] "New York City, NY area" means the Borough of Brooklyn, New York. /Rotate 0 51 0 obj /Contents [122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R] /Type /Page /Annots [] /Type /Pages /Rotate 0 /Parent 13 0 R /Type /Page Allied and Republic directly compete in roll-off waste collection service in a number of markets nationwide, including the Macon, GA area. >> %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr >> 12 0 obj endobj /Type /Page In areas where it is not practical to construct and permit a landfill, it is necessary to put in a transfer station to get the waste to a more distant landfill. /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] Defendants because the Amended Complaint seeks injunctive relief only for these Counts, to which qualified immunity does not apply. 22 0 obj .+p>hPhb4yiK=c`/XOv@|fe`iY
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/Rotate 0 The Court has jurisdiction over this action and over the parties pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Allied is located in and transacts business in the District of Columbia, and Republic submits to the personal jurisdiction of the District of Columbia in this proceeding. ? 17 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Kids [75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R] /Resources 373 0 R /Rotate 0 "Anderson, IN area" means the City of Anderson and Madison County, Indiana. /Type /Page /Contents [346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R] On February 10, 2023, the Court screened the 27 First Amended Complaint and dismissed it for failure to state a claim, with leave to amend within 28 thirty days. /Type /Page /Parent 9 0 R << /Rotate 0 INTRODUCTION . ( /Parent 10 0 R 0000001536 00000 n
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Absent injunctive relief by this Court, Defendants are likely to continue to injure consumers, reap unjust enrichment, and harm the public interest. endobj As such, following the process to the tee will help improve your chances for success. This action is filed by the United States of America under Section 15 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. /Parent 9 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Annots [] 58. /Parent 14 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /Count 10 53. endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << << 8. trailer
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There could be a negative impact on the plaintiffs public image. 12102(1)-(2), the regulations implementing the . relief pursuant to Chapter 86, Florida Statutes. /Annots [] << /Contents [238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R] /Contents [170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R] and Florida Statute 86.011, et seq. 1391(c). To handle this high volume of MSW efficiently, haulers provide commercial customers with small dumpsters for storing the waste. Plaintiff, The Second Amendment Foundation, is a Washington Not-For-Profit _______/s/____________________ Donna E. Patterson Deputy Assistant Attorney General, _________/s/__________________ Constance K. Robinson Director of Operations and Merger Enforcement, ________/s/___________________ J. Robert Kramer II Chief, Litigation II Section, _________/s/__________________ Willie L. Hudgins Assistant Chief, Litigation II Section, ___________/s/________________ Arthur A. Feiveson IL Bar # 3125793, __________/s/_________________ Michael K. Hammaker DC Bar # 233684, __________/s/_________________ Chinita M. Sinkler MD Bar, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Litigation II Section 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 3000 Washington, D.C. 20530 (202) 307-0924. /Parent 13 0 R /Type /Page "MSW" means municipal solid waste, a term of art used to describe solid putrescible waste generated by households and commercial establishments such as retail stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and non-manufacturing activities in industrial facilities. These differences mean that small container commercial waste collection firms can profitably increase their charges for small container commercial waste collection services without losing significant sales or revenues to firms engaged in the provision of other types of waste collection services. /Contents [290 0 R 291 0 R 292 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] >> xref
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/Contents [270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R] These differences mean that roll-off waste collection firms can profitably increase their charges for roll-off waste collection services without losing significant sales or revenues to firms engaged in the provision of other types of waste collection services. the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Chapter 501, Part II, Florida Statutes ("FDUTPA"), which authorizes the State of Florida to seek, and the Court to order, permanent injunctive relief, recission or reformation of contracts, consumer restitution, the refund of monies endstream For example, for a market consisting of four firms with shares of thirty, thirty, twenty, and twenty percent, the HHI is 2600 (302 + 302 + 202 + 202 = 2600). endobj >> /Contents [382 0 R 383 0 R 384 0 R] /Parent 14 0 R /Resources 289 0 R 2201 a nd 2202. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 18. endobj >> /Resources 353 0 R Haulers organize their commercial accounts into routes, and collect and transport the MSW generated by these accounts in vehicles uniquely well suited for small container waste collection -- primarily front-end loader ("FEL") trucks. /Annots [] /Type /Pages /Resources 357 0 R /Annots [] /Resources 261 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /Type /Page endobj Annotations: Subsection (b) of the rule extends the Small Claims Rules to all claims for money or property, even when expressed or coupled with a claim for equitable relief. /Type /Pages << 60. endobj >> >> 33. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << >> /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Anyone who fails to dispose of MSW in an approved facility can be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties. << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 19 0 obj The proposed transactions, identified below, would lessen competition substantially in waste collection and/or disposal services: (1) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Albany, New York; (2) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Augusta, Georgia; (3) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Memphis, Nashville and Clarksville, Tennessee; (4) Allied's acquisition of disposal assets in New York, New York; (5) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Norfolk, Virginia; (6) Allied's acquisition of hauling assets in Okaloosa, Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Florida ("Gulf Coast, Florida"); (7) Republic's acquisition of disposal assets in Anderson, Indiana; (8) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Columbus, Ohio; (9) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Lakeland, Florida; (10) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Louisville, Kentucky and Sellersburg, Indiana; (11) Republic's acquisition of hauling and disposal assets in Macon, Georgia; and (12) Republic's acquisition of hauling assets in Monmouth, Burlington and Camden counties, New Jersey.