IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
and
AT&T CORP.
Defendant.
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Civil Action No. 1:05CV02102
Judge: Emmet G. Sullivan
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
and
MCI, INC.
Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 1:05CV02103
Judge: Henry H. Kennedy
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ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIONS FOR PROCEEDINGS
UNDER
THE ANTITRUST PROCEDURES AND PENALTY ACT, 15 U.S.C.
§§ 16(b)-(h)
THIS MATTER having come before the Court on Plaintiff
United States' Uncontested Motion for Consolidation of United States
v. SBC Communications, Inc. & AT&T Corp., (No. 1:05CV02102)
(Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) with United States v. Verizon
Communications, Inc. & MCI, Inc.,(No. 1:05CV02103) (Dist. D.C.,
filed October 27, 2005) requesting consolidation of these proceedings
under the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 16(b)-(h)
(the "APPA"); and
IT APPEARING THAT consolidation is in the interests
of efficiency and judicial economy;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
United States v. SBC Communications, Inc. & AT&T
Corp., (No. 1:05CV02102) (Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) and
United States v. Verizon Communications, Inc. & MCI, Inc.,(No.
1:05CV02103) (Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) shall be consolidated
pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for purposes
of proceedings under the APPA and assigned to: _________________________,
United States District Judge.
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