Legal Opinion

United States v. Farmer

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided June 18, 2014No. Criminal No. 13-0162 (DRD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

DANIEL R. DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.

Thomas Farmer (“Defendant”) is charged with violating the Sherman Act, *142specifically 15 U.S.C. § 1, by engaging in a combination and conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by agreeing to fix rates and surcharges for Puerto Rico freight services. (Docket No. 1). Defendant, armed with a multitude of creative legal arguments, moves the Court to dismiss the instant indictment. (Docket Nos. 117, and 146). The aforementioned legal arguments all converge on one main idea: Defendant could not have infringed upon the Sherman-Act because…

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