UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AMAZON.COM, INC.

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against AMAZON.COM, INC. (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Pedersen, Shannon)

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CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44 (Rev. 5/12 DC) L (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS UNiTED STATES OF AMERiCA AMAZON.COM, iNC. COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY) (b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF (EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) 88888 NOTE: IN LANO CONDEMNATION CASES, USE TIiE LOCATION OF THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED (C) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN) Shannon Pedersen, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O.Box 386, Washington, D.C. 20044-0386, 202-532-4490 Robert Andaiman, Loeb & Loeb, LLP, 321 North Ciark Street, 23rd Fioor, Chicago, illinois 60654, 312-464-3168 n. BASIS nl. CITIZENSHIP OF JURISDICTION (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) U.S. Government 0 l Plaintiff O 3Federal Question Not a Party) (U.S. Government O O 2 U.S. Government Defendant OF PRINCIP AL PARTIES (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX FOR PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT) FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY! PTF DFT PTF Ol Citizen of Another State 02 02 Citizen or Subject of a Foreign Country 4 Diversity (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in item III) Citizen of this State Ol 03 03 DFT 04 04 05 Incorporated and Principal Place of Business in Another State 05 06 06 Incorporated or Principal Place of Business in This State Foreign Nation IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT (place o A. Antitrust an X in one category, A-N, that best represents O B. Personal Injury/ your Cause o 410 Antirust E. General Civil (Other) Personal U370 U371 U 380 U385 Review U 310 Airplane U 315 Airplane Product Liability U 320 Assault, Libel & Slander U 330 Federal Employers Liability U340Marine U 345 Marine Product Liability U 350 Motor Vehicle U 355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability U 360 Other Personal Injury U 362 Medical Malpractice U 365 Product Liability U 367 Health CarelPharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability U 368 Asbestos Product Liability Real Property U210 Land Condemnation U220 Foreclosure U 230 Rent, Lease & Ejectment U 240 Torts to Land U 245 Tort Product Liability U 290 All Other Real Property Property Other Fraud Truth in Lending Other Personal Property Damage Property Damage Product Liability U 151 Medicare Act Social Security U 861 HIA (1395ft) U 862 Black Lung (923) U 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g» D 864 SSID Title XVI D 865 RSI (405(g» Other Statutes D 891 Agricultural Acts D 893 Environmental Matters D 890 Other Statutory Actions (If Administrative Agency is Involved) OR O Bankruptcy D 422 Appeal 27 USC 158 U 423 Withdrawal28 USC 157 Prisoner 535 U 540 U 550 U 555 U 560 D and one in a corresponding O C. Administrative Agency Malpractice U of Action Petitions Death Penalty Mandamus & Other Civil Rights Prison Conditions Civil Detainee - Conditions ofContinement Propertv Rights U 820 Copyrights U830Patent U 840 Trademark Federal Tax Suits U 870 Taxes (US plaintiff or defendant) U 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7609 Nature of Suit) O D. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunction Any nature of suit from any category may be selected for this category of case assignment. *(If Antitrust, then A governs)* F. Pro Se General Civil ForfeiturelPenaltv D 625 Drug Related Seizure of Property 21 USC 881 D6900ther Other Statutes U 375 False Claims Act U 400 State Reapportionment D 430 Banks & Banking D 450 CommercelICC Rates/etc. U 460 Deportation U 462 Naturalization Application D 465 Other Immigration Actions U 470 Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organization U480 Consumer Credit U 490 Cable/Satellite TV U 850 Securities/Commodities/ Exchange U 896 Arbitration U899 Administrative Procedure ActlReview or Appeal of Agency Decision U950 Constitutionality of State Statutes 00890 Other Statutory Actions (if not administrative agency review or Privacy Act) O G. Habeas Corpus/ o 2255 O 530 Habeas Corpus - General 0510 MotionNacate Sentence O 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee O I. FOIAIPrivacy Act H. EmpLoyment Discrimination O 895 Freedom ofInformation O 890 Other Statutory Actions O 442 Civil Rights - Employment (criteria: race, gender/sex, national origin, discrimination, disability, age, religion, retaliation) O 710 Fair O 740 O 751 D790 D791 Labor Standards Act LaborlMgmt. Relations Labor Railway Act Family and Medical Leave Act Other Labor Litigation Empl. Ret. Inc. Security Act O 152 Recovery of De faulted Student Loan (excluding veterans) *(If pro se, select this deck)* O L. Other Civil Rights O M. Contract (non-employment) (non-employment) 0720 Act (if Privacy Act) *(If pro se, select this deck)* O K. LaborÆRlSA O J. Student Loan 0441 0443 O 440 D445 D446 D448 O N. Three-Judge Court O 110 Insurance Voting (if not Voting Rights Act) Housing/Accommodations Other Civil Rights Americans w/DisabilitiesEmployment Americans w/DisabilitiesOther Education O 441 Civil Rights 0120Marine O 130 Miller Act O 140 Negotiable Instrument O 150 Recovery of Overpayment & Enforcement of Judgment O 153 Recovery of Overpayment of Veteran's Benefits O 160 Stockholder's Suits O 190 Other Contracts O 195 Contract Product Liability O 196 Franchise - Voting (if Voting Rights Act) V. ORIGIN 0 O I Original Proceeding 2Remand from State Court O 3 Remanded from Appellate Court O 4 Reinstated or O Reopened 5 Transferred from another district (specify) O 6 Multi-district 07 Appeal to District Judge from Mag. Judge Litigation VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.) Civil Penalty & Injunctive Action under the Textile Act (15 USC 70) and FTC Act (15 USC 45(m)(1 )(8)) VII. REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT VIII. RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY 1/3/2013 DATE: CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 DEMANDS JURY DEMAND: (See instruction) YESO I SIGNATURE NOIX] OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD INSTRUCTIONS Check YES only if demanded in complaint YES D NO 00 If yes, please complete related case form =6~# FOR COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44 Authority for Civil Cover Sheet The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and services of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This fonn, approved by the Judicial Conference oftbe United States in September 1974, is required for the use oftbe Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed. Listed below are tips for completing the civil cover sheet. These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet. I. COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT Cb)County of residence: Use 11001 to indicate plaintiff if resident of Washington, DC, 88888 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washington, DC, and 99999 if plaintiff is outside the United States. III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES: This section is completed under Section II. IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT: The assignment of a judge to your case will depend on the category you select that best represents the primarv cause of action found in your complaint. You may select only one category. You must also select one corresponding nature of suit found under the category of the case. VI. CAUSE OF ACTION: Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing and write a brief statement of the primary cause. VIII. RELATED CASE(S), IF ANY: If you indicated that there is a related case, you must complete a related case form, which may be obtained from tbe Clerk's Office. I ! 2Jill!. if diversity of citizenship was selected as the Basis of Jurisdiction Because of the need for accurate and complete information, you should endure tbe accuracy of tbe information provided prior to signing tbe form.

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