Legal Opinion
In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation
District Court, C.D. California
Decided November 10, 1980No. M.D.L. 150 WPGPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
WILLIAM P. GRAY, District Judge.
In these cases, which charge major oil companies with having conspired to violate the antitrust laws of the United States, the plaintiffs (Attorneys General of several states) currently are in process of noticing the depositions of employees and retired employees of the defendant corporations. It often happens that when such a prospective deponent receives a subpoena for his deposition, or otherwise learns that he is a target of inquiry, he, understandably, contacts an appropriate representative of his employer (or former employer) and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re Grand Jury Subpoena Directing TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States ex rel. Hart v. DavenportCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Continental Oil Company, a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Melamed v. ITT Continental Baking Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- In Re AbramsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Queja contra los Carreras RoviraSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1984
- In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation. The City of Long Beach, as Trustee for the State of California State of California, on Behalf of Itself and All Political Subdivisions and Special Districts Within the State Similarly Situated State of Florida, Ex Rel. Jim Smith, Attorney General State of Oregon, on Behalf of Itself, Its Residents and All Political Subdivisions Within the State Similarly Situated State of Washington, on Behalf of Itself and Its Public Entities and Residents and State of Arizona v. Standard Oil Company of California Amerada Hess Corporation Cities Services Company and Cities Service Oil Company Conoco, Inc. Getty Oil Company Gulf Oil Corporation Powerline Oil Company Standard Oil Company of Indiana and Ohio Sun Oil Company, Inc. Atlantic Richfield Company Mobil Oil Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company Exxon Corporation Shell Oil Company Texaco, Inc. And Union Oil Company of California, and Leroy K. Cheney Charles F. Temme Milford E. Tracy Clinton E. Kelley L. John Gandsey and Ralf Eckles, Third Party Deponents-Appellants. Mobil Oil Corporation Exxon Corporation Leroy K. Cheney Ralf Eckles L. John Gandsey Clinton E. Kelley Charles F. Temme Milford E. Tracy Union Oil Company of California Howard K. Said and Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison v. The United States District Court for the Central District of California, State of California, Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Federación de Pescadores de Playa Picúas, Inc. v. U.S. Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1994
- City of Long Beach v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- El Pueblo de Puerto Rico v. López NievesTribunal De Apelaciones De Puerto Rico/Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico · 2009