Tuesday, January 17, 2012

RESTRAINT OF TRADE LAW.....

The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

Section 1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty

Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or conspiracy hereby declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.

Section 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.

Section 3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony

Every contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in any Territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or in restraint of trade or commerce between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any State or States or foreign nations, is declared illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.

Section 4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure

The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of sections 1 to 7 of this title; and it shall be the duty of the several United States attorneys, in their respective districts, under the direction of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations. Such proceedings may be by way of petition setting forth the case and praying that such violation shall be enjoined or otherwise prohibited. When the parties complained of shall have been duly notified of such petition the court shall proceed, as soon as may be, to the hearing and determination of the case; and pending such petition and before final decree, the court may at any time make such temporary restraining order or prohibition as shall be deemed just in the premises.

Section 5. Bringing in additional parties

Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceeding under section 4 of this title may be pending, that the ends of justice require that other parties should be brought before the court, the court may cause them to be summoned, whether they reside in the district in which the court is held or not; and subpoenas to that end may be served in any district by the marshal thereof.

Section 6. Forfeiture of property in transit

Any property owned under any contract or by any combination, or pursuant to any conspiracy (and being the subject thereof) mentioned in section 1 of this title, and being in the course of transportation from one State to another, or to a foreign country, shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation of property imported into the United States contrary to law.

Section 6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations

Sections 1 to 7 of this title shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce (other than import trade or import commerce) with foreign nations unless -
  1. such conduct has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect -(A) on trade or commerce which is not trade or commerce with foreign nations, or on import trade or import commerce with foreign nations; or (B) on export trade or export commerce with foreign nations, of a person engaged in such trade or commerce in the United States; and
  2. such effect gives rise to a claim under the provisions of sections 1 to 7 of this title, other than this section.
If sections 1 to 7 of this title apply to such conduct only because of the operation of paragraph (1)(B), then sections 1 to 7 of this title shall apply to such conduct only for injury to export business in the United States.

Section 7. ''Person'' or ''persons'' defined

The word ''person'', or ''persons'', wherever used in sections 1 to 7 of this title shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.

CONCLUSION:

WE HAVE FOUND THAT WITH ONE (1) OR MORE WRITTEN STATEMENTS PRESENTED TO THE ARIZONA STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE (PHONE CALL), FROM, A STATEMENT FROM LETS SAY, A CASKET DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OR A FUNERAL ESCORT COMPANY (CIVIL DEPOSITION), OR A STATEMENT FROM A FORMER EMPLOYEE WITNESSING SAID COMMENTS OR ACTS BEING SAID OR DEMANDED UPON BY ANY BUSINESS, ITS OWNERS OR REPRESENTATIVES, REGARDLESS OF  REASONING FOR SEPARATION OF THIS WITNESS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT BEING SCRUTINIZED, THIS IS PRESENTABLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A VIOLATION OF THE RESTRAINT OF TRADE LAW.

IF ANY STATEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION SUGGESTING OR INSINUATING THAT ANY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT IS BEING FORCED BY A CONSUMER, ANY CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE BEING SUPPLIED BY AND HAS SINCE CEASED USING THEM "TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC PRODUCT OR SERVICE, NOT NECESSARILY ALL PRODUCTS",  DUE TO THIS UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESS PRACTICES,  TO SELECT ONE BUSINESS OVER ANOTHER THUS FORCING A SUPPLIER TO LIMIT THE TRADE OF ITS PRODUCT IS DEFINED AS A CONSPIRACY AND IS PUNISHABLE UNDER THE SHERMAN ANTI TRUST ACT OF 1890. AKA VIOLATION OF THE RESTRAINT OF TRADE LAW.

THE "DEMAND" IS THE VIOLATION OF THE LAW, NOT THE ACTION.

THIS IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA'S ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, NOT ANY INDIVIDUAL, BUT THE STATE HAS LEGAL GROUNDS AND OBLIGATION TO PURSUE THIS TYPE OF CASE AGAINST THE VIOLATING ENTITY. THIS IS ONLY IF CONTACTED "BY ANYONE" AND PRESENTED WITH A CASE TO PURSUE. IN ARIZONA, THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE VIGOROUSLY PURSUES THESE CLAIMS THAT ARE PRESENTED WITH EVIDENCE.

ANY STATEMENT CAN BE FORCED OUT OF A UNCOOPERATIVE PERSON THROUGH A CIVIL DEPOSITION IF NEED BE.

VIOLATION OF THIS LAW IS CONSIDERED A CLASS 4 FELONY.

FELONS CAN NOT OWN OR OPERATE A BUSINESS. FELONS CAN ALSO BE IDENTIFIED BY ANY MEANS BY ANYONE TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME BE IT VERBALLY OR IN PRINT.

CIRCA 1980, U.S. ATORNEY GENERALS OFFICE VS. ******** FUNERAL CHAPEL, TUCSON, AZ.

IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T.

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