The State of Texas et al v. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT for Injunctive Relief, Civil Penalties and as Parens Patriae on behalf of Consumers ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 100013497), filed by The State of Vermont, The State of Tennessee, The State of Missouri, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The State of Iowa, The State of Texas, The State of Colorado, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, The State of Illinois, The State of Alaska, The State of Connecticut, The State of Ohio, The State of West Virginia, The State of Arizona, The State of Maryland, The State of South Dakota. (Attachments: # 1 /List of Attorneys/Receipt)(klw, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 4/12/2012: # 2 SEALED Unredacted Version of Complaint) (klw, ).

CIVIL

,1S44 (Rev. 09/11)

COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided
by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for thg use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating
the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEAT PAGE OF THIS FORM)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

The State of Texas, *SEE ATTACHED FOR ADDITIONAL PLANTIFFS

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

Penguin Group (USA), Inc.; *SEE ATTACHED FOR ADDITIONAL
DEFENDANTS
County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

Travis

(EXCEPT/N US. PL4INTIFF CASES)

(IN US. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LC)CATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND
VOL VED.

NOTE:

(c) A orneys (Firm Nam Address, a d Teleph ne Na her)
Gabriel ervey,Texas Attorney ôenera,
Box 12548, Austin, Texas
78711, [phone]; David Ashton, Texas Attorney General, P.O. Box

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II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
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U.S. Government

13 3

Plaintiff

(Place an 'X" in One Box Only)

N/A

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an
(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
Citizen of This Stale
13 I

Federal Question
(US. Government Not a Party)

X in One Boxfor Plaintiff)
and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
DEF

DEF
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1

Incorporated or Principal Place
of Business In This State

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4

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4

U.S. Government
Defendant

13 4

Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

Citizen of Another State

13

2

13

2

Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State

13

5

13

5

CitizenorSubjectofa

13 2

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3

13

3

ForeignNation

13

6

13

6

Foreign Country

IV. NATI!RF OF SUIT

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TORTS

CONTRACT
Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans
(ExcI. Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran's Benefits
160 Stockholders' Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

PERSONAL INJURY

13 110

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0
0
0
0
0
C)

0
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13

Cl

0
C)
13

13

Cl
13

0
0
13
13

310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
330 Federal Employers'
Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product
Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Med. Malpractice

CIVIL RIGHTS

REAL PROPERTY

I

0
0
13

Cl
Ci
Cl

210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Leaae & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property

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13

0
13

13
13
13

V. ORIGIN

440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing!
Accommodations
445 Amer. w/Disabilities Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities Other
448 Education

FORFEITURFJPENALTY
PERSONAL INJURY

365 Personal Injury Product Liability
Cl 367 Health Care!
Pharmaceutical

13

13

13

625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
690 Other

13

368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability

PERSONAL PROPERTY
370 Other Fraud
Cl 371 Truth in Lending
C) 380 Other Personal
Property Damage
13 385 Property Damage
Product Liability
13

PRISONER PETITIONS
13

0
0
Ci
13

0
0

13

C)

0
0
LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
0 720 Labor/MgmI. Relations
0 740 Railway Labor Act
Cl 751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
13 790 Other Labor Litigation
Cl 791 EmpI. Ret. Inc.
Security Act
13

SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (139511)

13

862
863
864
865

13
13

0

13

Habeas Corpus:

Cl

0
0
0

820 Copyrights
830 Patent
840 Trademark

13

510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
530 General
535 Death Penalty
540 Mandamus & Other
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition
560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement

422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157

PROPERTY RIGhTS

Personal Injury
Product Liability

OTHER STATUTES

BANKRUPTCY
C)

Black Lung (923)
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
SSID Title XVI
RSI (405(g))

FEDERAL TAX SUITS
870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
871 IRSThird Party
26 USC 7609

False Claims Act
State Reapportionment
3
Antitrust
X
Banks and Banking
0
Commerce
0
Deportation
0
Racketeer Influenced and
0
Corrupt Organizations
0 480 Consumer Credit
0 490 Cable/Sat TV
Cl 850 Securities/Commodities!
Exchange
Cl 890 Other Statutory Actions
0 891 Agricultural Acts
0 893 Environmental Matters
13 895 Freedom of Information
Act
0 896 Arbitration
0 899 Administrative Procedure
ActlReview or Appeal of
Agency Decision
Cl 950 Constitutionality of
State Statutes
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375
400
410
430
450
460
470

IMMIGRATION
462 Naturalization Application
463 Habeas Corpus Alien Detainee
(Prisoner Petition)
465 Other Immigration
Actions

(Place an X" in One Box Only)
2 Removed from
3

Transferred from
0 6 Multidistrict
0
Remanded from
0 4 Reinstated or
another district
Litigation
State Court
Appellate Court
Reopened
(syeci)
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
15 U.S.C. § 1 & 15 U.S.C. §15c & 26
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause:
Plaintiffs allege Defendants entered into contracts, combinations & conspiracies in restraint of trade.
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
DEMAND $
VII. REQUESTED IN
CHECK IF THIS ISA CLASS ACTION
UNDER F.R.C,P. 23
IX Yes
JURY DEMAND:
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COMPLAINT:
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Proceeding

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VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY

(See instructions):

JUDGE

DOCKET NUMBER

Denise L. Cote, US SDNY

-md-02293 (DLC)

SIGNATURE OF ATtORNEY OF RECORD

DATE

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #

AMOUNT

APPLYING IFP

JUDGE

MAG. JUDGE

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*ATTACHMENT FOR
CIVIL COVER SHEET

In the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
Austin Division
I. (a)

Additional Plaintiffs

The State of Connecticut;
The State of Alaska;
The State of Arizona;
The State of Colorado;
The State of Illinois;
The State of Iowa;
The State of Maryland;
The State of Missouri;
The State of Ohio
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
The State of South Dakota;
The State of Tennessee;
The State of Vermont; and
The State of West Virginia
Plaintiffs,
v.

Additional Defendants
MacMillan Holdings, LLC;
Simon & Schuster, Inc.;
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc.; and
Apple, Inc.
Defendants

Page 2 Attachment
Civil Cover Sheet

I.( c)

Additional Plaintiff Attorney Information

W. Joseph Niesen
Gary M. Becker

Assistant Attorneys General
55 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of Connecticut
Clyde E. Sniffen, Jr.
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Alaska Department of Law
1031 W. 4th Ave. #200
Anchorage, AK 99501
[phone]
Attorney for the State of Alaska

Nancy M. Bonnell
Antitrust Unit Chief
Susan V. Myers
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Arizona Attorney General
Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section
1275 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85028
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of Arizona

Devin M. Laiho
Assistant Attorney General
Colorado Department of Law
1525 Sherman Street, Seventh Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203
[phone]
Attorney for the State of Colorado
Chadwick 0. Brooker
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Antitrust Bureau
100 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
[phone]
Attorney for the State of Illinois

Page 3 Attachment
Civil Cover Sheet
Layne M. Lindebak
Assistant Attorney General
Special Litigation Division
Hoover Office Building-Second Floor
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: [phone]
Attorney for the State of Iowa

Ellen S. Cooper
Chief, Antitrust Division
John R. Tennis
Deputy Chief, Antitrust Division
Schonette Walker
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Maryland Attorney General
Antitrust Division
19th
Floor
200 St. Paul Place,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of Maryland
Anne E. Schneider
Assistant Attorney General/Antitrust Counsel
Brianna Lennon
Assistant Attorney General
P. 0. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of Missouri

Jennifer L. Pratt
Chief, Antitrust Section
Edward J. Olszewski
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Ohio Attorney General
Antitrust Section
150 E. Gay St. 23rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of Ohio

Page 4 Attachment
Civil Cover Sheet

James A. Donahue, III
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Attorney I.D. # 42624
PA Office of Attorney General
14th
Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
[phone]
Jennifer J. Kirk
Deputy Attorney General
Attorney I.D. # 90544
PA Office of Attorney General
14th
Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
[phone]
Attorneys for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
José G. DIaz-Tej era
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Office of Monopolistic Affairs
Department of Justice
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
P. 0. Box 9020192
San Juan, P.R. 00902-0192
[phone] Ext. 2669
Attorneys for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Jeffrey P. Hallem
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
1302 E. Hwy. 14, Suite 1
Pierre, SD 57501-850 1
[phone]
Attorney for the State of South Dakota
Victor J. Domen, Jr.
Senior Counsel
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37202
[phone]
Attorney for the State of Tennessee

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Page 5 Attachment
Civil Cover Sheet

Ryan Kriger
Assistant Attorney General
Public Protection Division
Vermont Attorney General's Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
[phone]
Attorney for the State of Vermont
Jill L. Miles
Deputy Attorney General
Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division
Douglas L. Davis
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
P.O. Box 1789
Charleston, West Virginia 25326
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of West Virginia

DUPLICATE
Court Name: TEXAS WESTERN
Division:

1

Receipt Number: 100013487
Cashier ID: oschroed
Transaction Date: 04/11/2012
Payer Name: ATTORNEY GENERAL COURT

CIVIL FILING FEE
For: ATTORNEY GENERAL COURT
Amount:

$35000

CHECK
Check/Money Order Num: 1461
$350.00
Amt Tendered:
Total Due:

$350.00

Total Tendered: $350.00

Change Amt:

$0.00

1:12-CV-324-LY STATE OF TEXAS ET
AL v PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC. ET AL