Stockton Port District v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America

This is a petition to review an order of the respondent Federal Maritime Commission. Petitioner filed a complaint before the Commission naming Pacific Westbound Conference, the Pacific Straits Conference, the Pacific/Indonesian Conference, and individual members of the Conferences, as respondents. The complaint alleged that certain port equalization provisions in the tariffs of such Conferences were unlawful and void when applied against the Port of Stockton. After finding that certain of the port equalization provisions were unlawful, the Commission held that the port equalization rules and…