Legal Opinion

In Re Midwest Milk Monopolization Litigation

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided May 21, 1974No. 83PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

2Per curiam 1

This litigation consists of sixteen actions in six districts involving alleged monopolization and restraints of trade within the milk industry by several large milk marketing cooperatives in the midwestern states. Plaintiffs include independent milk producers, processors and distributors as well as retailers, consumers and one state government.

The Panel on its own initiative, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407(c) (i), issued an order to show cause why all these actions should not be transferred to a single district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28…

Also in this document: Per curiam 2.

3Cases cited2 opinions

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In Re "East of the Rockies" Concrete Pipe Antitrust CasesUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1969

4Cited by14 opinions

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In Re Sugar Industry Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
In Re Midwest Milk Monopolization LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
In Re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
In re Bristol Bay, Alaska, Salmon Fishery Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1976

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