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)
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
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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.
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