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Commission Actions for May 2003

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May 30, 2003

  • In the Supreme Court of the United States: Dee-K Enterprises, Inc. and Asheboro Elastics Corporation, Petitioners, v. Heveafil SDN.BHD, et al.
    On Petition For A Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: Brief for The United States and The Federal Trade Commission As Amici Curiae.
  • In the Supreme Court of the United States: Verizon Communications, Inc., Petitioner, v. Law Offices of Curtis P. Trinko, LLP,
    On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Brief for The United States and The Federal Trade Commission As Amici Curiae Supporting the Petitioner.

May 29, 2003

May 27, 2003

  • Federal Trade Commission v. A. Glenn Braswell; JOL Management Co.; G.B. Data Systems, Inc.; Gero Vita International, Inc.; Theraceuticals, Inc.; and Ron Tepper (Central District of California)

May 23, 2003

May 22, 2003

  • United States of America v. Staples, Inc. (District of Massachusetts)

May 21, 2003

  • Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Unsolicited Commercial Email,"
    Presented by Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson and Commissioner Orson Swindle Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate

May 20, 2003

  • Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on The Fair Credit Reporting Act,
    Presented By J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

Operation Phoney Philanthropy

Phoney Philanthropy State Participant List [PDF 10KB]

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  • Federal Trade Commission v. Community Affairs, Inc., also known as Powertel and Mountaineer Teleservices; Christopher Heins; and Luis Ferreira (Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division)
  • Federal Trade Commission v. West Coast Advertising & Marketing, Inc.; Mike S. Thomas; and Mark A. Christiansen (Southern District of California)
  • Federal Trade Commission v. DPS Activity Publishing, Ltd, a Canadian corporation, also doing business as Healing Hands Busy Books; David Suggitt; Tabea Suggitt; and Mary Ann Wilson-Rennick, also known as Mary Ann Wilson (Western District of Washington at Seattle)
    • Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 386KB]
    • Temporary Restraining Order; Order Withholding Mail Sent to Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies; Order Permitting Expedited Discovery; and Order to Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [PDF 631KB]
    • News Release
  • Federal Trade Commission v. Clinton R. Greenwell, an individual doing business as The Police Bulletin, State Police Magazine, State Police Enforcers Yearbook, State Police Officers Yearbook, Firefighters News Journal, and Creative Publishing (Southern District of Texas, Houston Division), Civil Action No. H-03-1553
  • Federal Trade Commission v. Tamara Bell; American Veterans' Council, Inc.; Children's AIDS Council, Inc.; Children's Relief Services, Inc.; Disabled Children's Charity, Inc.; Firefighters' Assistance Foundation, Inc.; and Police and Sheriffs' Support Fund, Inc. (Central District of California, Southern Division).
  • Federal Trade Commission v. Mitchell D. Gold, et al. (Central District of California, Western Division).

May 16, 2003

  • FMC Corporation, Solutia Inc., and Astaris LLC, File No. 991 0218, Docket No. C-3935
     
  • Federal Trade Commission v. Check Investors, Inc.; Check Enforcement, Inc.; Jaredco, Inc.; Barry S. Sussman; Elisabeth M. Sussman; and Charles T. Hutchins (District of New Jersey), Civil No. 03-2115 (JWB).

May 15, 2003

  • FTC v. Clickformail.com, Inc. (Northern Dist. of Ill.)
  • FTC v. Joel Kent Benson (Northern Dist. Of Tex.)
  • FTC v. Patrick Cella, d/b/a Quik Cash, et al. (Cent. Dist. Of Calif.)

May 9, 2003

May 8, 2003

  • FTC v. Ken Chase d/b/a Free Do Not Call List.org and d/b/a National Do Not Call List.US (Northern District of California, San Francisco Division)

May 7, 2003

  • FTC v. Comstar Communications, Inc., et al. (East. Dist. Of Calif.)

May 5, 2003

  • The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000:
    Second Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2003)

May 2, 2003

May 1, 2003

  • FTC and State of Maryland v. Accent Marketing Inc. (Southern District of Alabama)