Cow Palace, Ltd. v. Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ARRAJ, Chief Judge.

This is a private antitrust action in which plaintiffs allege a conspiracy in restraint of trade, prohibited by section 1 of the Sherman Act. [15 U.S.C. § 1] Jurisdiction is asserted under section 4 of the Clayton Act. [15 U.S.C. § 15] Both plaintiffs are Washington state corporations; one, The Cow Palace, Ltd., produces and markets fluid milk and milk products; the other, The Dolsen Company, is in the business of leasing cows to milk producers. Defendant Associated Milk Producers, Inc. [hereinafter referred to as AMPI] is an “agricultural…