UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
Eastern Division
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA, LLC.
and
NT MEDIA, LLC.,
Defendant.
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Civil Action No. 1:03-CV-0164
Judge Polster
Filed: 3/20/03
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NOTICE REGARDING PROPOSED ACQUISITION
Pursuant to Section VII(C) of the Proposed Final Judgment, the United States files this
Notice advising the Court that the United States does not object to the proposed acquisition of the New Times Los Angeles assets by an entity which plans to publish an alternative newspaper in metropolitan Los Angeles, California. The Defendants have presented to the United States an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated March 14, 2003, which would transfer the New Times Los Angeles assets to Southland Publishing, Inc. The United States has investigated the proposed acquirer and, after consultation with the Attorneys General of Ohio and California, does not object to the proposed acquisition of the New Times Los Angeles assets by Southland Publishing, Inc.
FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Dated: March 20, 2003
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_______________/s/________________
Jon R. Smibert
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
Cleveland Field Office
55 Erieview Plaza, Suite 700
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1816
(216) 522-4070 (telephone)
(216) 522-8332 (facsimile)
Jon.Smibert@usdoj.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 20, 2003, a copy of the foregoing Notice Regarding Proposed
Acquisition was forwarded via first class mail to:
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Melanie Sabo, Esq.
Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-5209
Counsel for Defendant Village Voice Media, LLC
Joseph Kattan, P.C.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Counsel for Defendant NT Media, LLC
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_______________/s/________________
Jon R. Smibert
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
Cleveland Field Office
55 Erieview Plaza, Suite 700
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1816
(216) 522-4070 (telephone)
(216) 522-8332 (facsimile)
Jon.Smibert@usdoj.gov
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