Federal Trade Commission et al v. Amazon.com Inc

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against defendant(s) Amazon.com, Inc. Attorney Susan A Musser added to party Federal Trade Commission(pty:pla) filed by Federal Trade Commission. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons for Amazon.com, Inc.)(Musser, Susan) (No Fee Required)

Case 2:23-cv-01495
Document
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CIVIL
COVER

JS 44 (Rev. 04/21)

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 the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

Federal Trade Commission, et al. (See Attachment A)

Amazon.com, Inc.

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
NOTE:

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

Attorneys (If Known)

Kevin M. Hodges, Williams & Connolly LLP, 680 Maine
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024, 202-434-5221

See Attachment A
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff
(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
Citizen of This State
1

1

U.S. Government
Plaintiff

3

Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)

2

U.S. Government
Defendant

4

Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

CONTRACT

and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
DEF
Incorporated or Principal Place
4
4
of Business In This State

2

2

Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State

5

5

Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country

3

3

Foreign Nation

6

6

Click here for: Nature of Suit Code Descriptions.

TORTS

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

DEF
1

Citizen of Another State

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
110 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
(Excludes Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

King County

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.

PERSONAL INJURY
PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane
365 Personal Injury 315 Airplane Product
Product Liability
Liability
367 Health Care/
320 Assault, Libel &
Pharmaceutical
Slander
Personal Injury
330 Federal Employers’
Product Liability
Liability
368 Asbestos Personal
340 Marine
Injury Product
345 Marine Product
Liability
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
350 Motor Vehicle
370 Other Fraud
355 Motor Vehicle
371 Truth in Lending
Product Liability
380 Other Personal
360 Other Personal
Property Damage
Injury
385 Property Damage
362 Personal Injury Product Liability
Medical Malpractice
CIVIL RIGHTS
PRISONER PETITIONS
440 Other Civil Rights
Habeas Corpus:
441 Voting
463 Alien Detainee
442 Employment
510 Motions to Vacate
443 Housing/
Sentence
Accommodations
530 General
445 Amer. w/Disabilities 535 Death Penalty
Employment
Other:
446 Amer. w/Disabilities 540 Mandamus & Other
Other
550 Civil Rights
448 Education
555 Prison Condition
560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement

FORFEITURE/PENALTY

BANKRUPTCY

625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
690 Other

422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS

LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
720 Labor/Management
Relations
740 Railway Labor Act
751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act

IMMIGRATION
462 Naturalization Application
465 Other Immigration
Actions

820 Copyrights
830 Patent
835 Patent - Abbreviated
New Drug Application
840 Trademark
880 Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016
SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (1395ff)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
864 SSID Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g))
FEDERAL TAX SUITS
870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609

OTHER STATUTES
375 False Claims Act
376 Qui Tam (31 USC
3729(a))
400 State Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
(15 USC 1681 or 1692)
485 Telephone Consumer
Protection Act
490 Cable/Sat TV
850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
890 Other Statutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
893 Environmental Matters
895 Freedom of Information
Act
896 Arbitration
899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
950 Constitutionality of
State Statutes

V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
1 Original
Proceeding

2 Removed from
State Court

3

Remanded from
Appellate Court

4 Reinstated or
Reopened

5 Transferred from
Another District
(specify)

6 Multidistrict
Litigation Transfer
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):

8 Multidistrict
Litigation Direct File

15 U.S.C. § 45

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause:
Unfair Methods of Competition

VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
(See instructions):

JUDGE

CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
Yes
No
JURY DEMAND:

DEMAND $

DOCKET NUMBER See Attachment B

See Attachment B

DATE

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

9/26/2023

s/ Susan A. Musser

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #

AMOUNT

APPLYING IFP

JUDGE

MAG. JUDGE

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Attachment A to Civil Cover Sheet
I(a). Plaintiffs
Federal Trade Commission
State of New York
State of Connecticut
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State of Delaware
State of Maine
State of Maryland
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State of Michigan
State of Minnesota
State of Nevada
State of New Hampshire
State of New Jersey
State of New Mexico
State of Oklahoma
State of Oregon
State of Rhode Island
State of Wisconsin

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I(c). Plaintiffs’ Attorneys
Susan A. Musser, DC Bar # 1531486
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
[phone]
Edward H. Takashima, DC Bar # 1001641
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission

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Attachment B to Civil Cover Sheet
VIII. Related Case(s)
JUDGE: Ricardo S. Martinez

DOCKET NUMBER: W.D. Wash. 2:20-cv-00424-RSM

JUDGE: Ricardo S. Martinez

DOCKET NUMBER: W.D. Wash. 2:21-cv-00693-RSM

JUDGE: Ricardo S. Martinez

DOCKET NUMBER: W.D. Wash. 2:21-cv-00996-RSM