USA v. Chiropractic Associates, LTD of South Dakota

Filing 9

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND PRELIMINARY ORDER. Signed by U. S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol on 4/18/13. (DJP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

APR 18 2013

DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.
CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATES, LTD.
OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Defendant.

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CIV. 13-4030
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND
PRELIMINARY ORDER

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The Court has considered the Plaintiff's Explanation for Consent Decree Procedures (Doc.
5), Competitive Impact Statement (Doc. 6), and the Parties's Stipulation with attached Proposed
Final Judgment (Doc. 4). After considering all documents on file the Court gives such preliminary
approval to the proposed final judgment that it requests the parties to submit to the Court a proposed
order that addresses the required publications and consideration ofpublic comments by the Attorney
General and publication of response as is contemplated in 15 U.S.C. §§ 16 (b) and (c). The Court
will at an appropriate time make the public interest determination contemplated in 15 U.S.C. §§ 16
(d) and (e).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 18th day of April, 2013.
BY THE COURT:

~(hU»Lu-l~S6L
wrence L. PIersol
United States District Judge

ATTEST:
JOSEPH HAAS, CLERK
BY:

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