[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16435]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
U.S. v. Sealy Corporation
Notice is hereby given that defendant Sealy Corporation, successor
to the former Sealy, Inc. (now named the Ohio Mattress Company
Licensing and Components Group), has filed with the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois a motion to
terminate the two Judgments entered in United States v. Sealy, Inc.,
Civil No. 60-C-844, and a motion to modify the first Judgment, entered
on December 30, 1964, during the pendency of the Motion to Terminate.
In a Stipulation also filed with the Court, the Department of Justice
(``Department'') has tentatively consented to termination of the
Judgments, but has reserved the right to withdraw its consent pending
receipt of public comments.
The complaint in this case, filed on May 31, 1960, alleged that
Defendant had conspired with its respective licensee owners to
illegally allocate exclusive territories and to fix retail prices.
Judgments were entered after a trial on the merits on December 30, 1964
and after an appeal to the United States Supreme Court on December 26,
1967. The Judgments prohibited Sealy from establishing territories for
its distributors' sale of its mattresses and from engaging in resale
price maintenance.
The Department has filed with the Court a memorandum setting forth
the reasons why the Government believes that termination of the
Judgments would serve the public interest. Copies of the Defendant's
motion papers, the Stipulation containing the Government's consent, the
Government's memorandum and all further papers filed with the court in
connection with this motion will be available for inspection at the
legal Procedure Unit of the Antitrust Division, Room 215 North, Liberty
Place Building, 325 Seventh St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530, and at
the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois, Twentieth Floor, 209 South Dearborn
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Copies of these materials may be
obtained from the Antitrust Division upon request and payment of the
copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations.
Interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed
termination of the Judgments to the Department. Such comments must be
received by the Department within sixty (60) days and will be filed
with the Court by the Department. Comments should be addressed to
Mildred L. Calhoun, Trial Attorney, Midwest Office, Antitrust Division,
Suite 600, 209 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604 (Telephone
(312) 353-7530).
Rebecca P. Dick,
Deputy Director of Operation.
[FR Doc. 97-16435 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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