/Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] On a typical small container commercial waste collection route, an operator drives a FEL vehicle to the customer's container, engages a mechanism that grasps and lifts the container over the front of the truck, and empties the container into the vehicle's storage section, where the waste is compacted and stored. 61. /Type /Page /Resources 121 0 R /Annots [] >> << In the Augusta, GA area, the acquisition would reduce from three to two the number of significant competitors in the collection of small container commercial waste. 48. /Parent 12 0 R For a variety of reasons, other types of collection activities, such as roll-off containers (typically used for construction debris) and collection of liquid or hazardous waste, are also rarely combined with commercial waste collection activities. relief pursuant to Chapter 86, Florida Statutes. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] On July 28 and October 7, 1999, Allied and Republic entered into separate asset purchase agreements in which they agreed to exchange certain waste-hauling and disposal assets. /Length 1411 Defendants because the Amended Complaint seeks injunctive relief only for these Counts, to which qualified immunity does not apply. /Rotate 0 "0A149;>>>%.DIC; C /Parent 10 0 R /Annots [] 38 0 obj Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (pdf) (1.93 MB) Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. /Parent 11 0 R /Parent 4 0 R >> /Annots [] "Louisville, KY/ Sellersburg, IN area" means the cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Sellersburg, Indiana; Jefferson County, Kentucky; and the parts of Floyd and Clark counties, Indiana abutting Jefferson County, Kentucky. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] In the Macon, GA market, Allied and Republic each account for a substantial share of total revenues from roll-off waste collection services. ]\q( $QSRP@=8`) $CC16 PI_ XL endobj /Resources 197 0 R 3601, et seq. /Contents [94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R] >> Filing fees $ 402.00 receipt number AFLSDC-16386893, filed by OMEGA SA.. (Attachments: #1 . /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Resources 117 0 R endstream PDF Complaint for Injunctive Relief Representatives /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 92 0 obj In each of these markets, Allied and Republic each account for a substantial share of total revenues from commercial waste collection services. There are immediate expenditures necessary. 7.) /Contents [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R] 26. << /Type /Page PDF Motion for Summary Judgment - Liberty Counsel /Annots [] endobj /Type /Page For a number of reasons, landfills may not be located close to where the waste is generated. >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. In the United States District Court for The Southern District of New York /Count 10 "Albany, NY area" means the City of Albany and Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, and Rensselaer counties, New York. endobj 42 0 obj 58. /Annots [] Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. endobj MSW has physical characteristics that readily distinguish it from other liquid or solid waste. stream 18. ( /CropBox [0 0 612 792] "Anderson, IN area" means the City of Anderson and Madison County, Indiana. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. 6108, to obtain temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief, rescission or reformation of contracts, restitution, the refund of monies paid, disgorgement of ill-gotten . 69. /Contents [330 0 R 331 0 R 332 0 R] ;,hn \ic6rZFi+|:GsL$KGqzed8;M+"N7i~4Dr?_1hHa:`R[B%Qm*?u9Lh=?y%x8;e$AD+xx << >> MSW is generally transported by collection trucks to landfills and transfer stations, and the availability of disposal sites close to a hauler's routes is a major element that determines a hauler's competitiveness and profitability. << /Annots [] >> /Annots [] In addition, Wilson traveled at least twice to Florida for work-related trips in 2019, including once to Miami and Tampa in or around the spring of 2019 and once to Orlando in or around November or December 2019. 0000001563 00000 n /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Because of the differences in the collection process, residential customers and commercial customers usually are organized into separate routes. 28 0 obj /Contents [402 0 R 403 0 R 404 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj for the Middle Distrct of Florida, hereby files this complaint for permanent injunction and alleges as follows: 1. $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz r! 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Venue is proper in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for On September 8, 2021, the Court, by consent, entered a preliminary injunction against Garcia. endobj >> United States District Court Southern District of Florida /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] Complaint for Declaratory Relief in Florida - Trellis PDF Complaint for injunction and declaratory relief . << /Type /Page endobj >> /Annots [] Plaintiffs Rural & Migrant Ministry, Alianza Nacional De Campesinas, El Comite . /Resources 345 0 R 60. 36 0 obj 47 0 obj ( Unless the twelve acquisitions are enjoined, consumers of waste collection and disposal services will likely pay higher prices and receive fewer services as a consequence of the elimination of the vigorous competition between defendants Allied and Republic. Suitable landfills are difficult and time-consuming to obtain, and sometimes difficult to expand, because of the scarcity of suitable land, local resident opposition, environmental concerns, and government regulation. 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Thus, small container commercial waste collection service is a line of commerce, or relevant service, for purposes of analyzing the effects of the acquisitions under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. ("MFS"), is a Florida corporation that has a principal place of . 41 0 obj endobj 0000003868 00000 n /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] &%e2#4DqB#K.tt.GYeMbN!uiW-C`oIynF,fD5c&a8|A!y%?ci6Ywo`aPT=Yz0Id /Type /Page The likely effect of these acquisitions is to substantially lessen competition and to tend to create a monopoly in interstate trade and commerce in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
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