Commission Actions for September 2006

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September 29, 2006

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records?, Presented by Joel Winston, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (September 29, 2006).
  • Text of the Statement
  • News Release

September 27, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Juan Matos, individually and doing business as QTX, and Belinda Cure, Defendants. (United States District Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division) Civil Action No.: 06-61429; FTC File No. 062-3206
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Natural Solution, Inc., and Isabel J. Mendoza, individually, and as President of Natural Solution, Inc., Defendants. (United States District Court Central District of California) FTC File No. 062-3156
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission Plaintiff, v. Mortgages Para Hispanos.com Corporation and Daniel Moises Goldberg, an individual also known as Daniel Martinez, Defendants. (United States District Court For the Eastern District of Texas Sherman Division) Civil Action No.: 4:06-CV-00019-MHS-DDB; FTC File No.: 042 3206

September 21, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Dennis Connelly, an individual; Richard Wade Torkelson, a/k/a Wade Torkelson, an individual; Joanne Garneau, a/k/a Joanne Torkelson, an individual also doing business as Prosper Financial Solutions; Homeland Financial Services, a corporation; National Support Services, LLC, a limited liability company; United Debt Recovery, LLC, a limited liability company; Freedom First Financial, LLC, a limited liability company; and USA Debt Co, LLC, a/k/a UsaDebtCo.com, a limited liability company, Defendants. (United States District Court Central District of California)
  FTC File No.: 052-3091; Civil Action No.: SA CV 06-701 DOC (RNBx)

September 20, 2006

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Internet Governance: The Future of ICANN, Presented by Commissioner Jon Leibowitz Before the Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (September 20, 2006).
  • Text of the Statement
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission v. QT, Inc.; Q-Ray, Company; Bio-Metal, Inc.; Que Te Park, also known as Andrew Q. Park; and Jung Joo Park (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division). Case No. 03C 3578; FTC File No. 032 3011

September 19, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Success Express, Inc., a Michigan corporation, also d/b/a Success Express, Exam Resource Center, Inc., a Michigan corporation, also d/b/a Exam Resource, Occupational Advancement Center, Inc., a Michigan corporation, also d/b/a Occupational Advancement and OAC, Employment Resource, LLC, a Michigan Limited Liability Company, also d/b/a Employment Resources, David James Daniell, a/k/a David James, individually and as an officer of Occupational Advancement Center and Employment Resource, Wanda J. Taugner, individually and as an officer of Success Express, Kathy L. Stafford, individually and as and officer of Exam Resource Center, Inc., Defendants. (United States District Court Western District of Michigan Southern Division) Civil Action No. 1:05 CV0714; FTC File No. X06-0001
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission Comment Before the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Docket No. OP-1253: Unfair and Deceptive Practices in the Mortgage Lending Market, Alternative Mortgage Products, and Informed Consumer Choice in the Mortgage Marketplace (September 2006)
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September 15, 2006

• The Non-Profit Institutions Act Exemption From the Robinson-Patman Act: Bureau of Competition Staff Advisory Opinion to St. John's Health System of Springfield, Missouri, Concerning Whether St. John's Regional Health Center May Provide Pharmaceuticals To Its Hospital Outpatients and to Patients of St. John's Clinic, Through Three Hospital-Owned Pharmacy Sites, Under the Non-Profit Institutions Act.
  • Text of the Staff Advisory Opinion, From Assistant Director Markus H. Meier
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment Before the Office of Court Administration of the New York State Unified Court System Concerning Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Attorney Advertisement (September 2006) (V060020)
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• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Consumer Protection and Competition Issues Concerning the Contact Lens Industry, Presented by Maureen Ohlhausen, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (September 15, 2006).
  • Text of the Statement
  • News Release

September 14, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Cleverlink Trading Limited, a Cyprus Limited Liability Company; Real World Media, LLC; a California Limited Liability Company; Brian D. Muir, Individually, and as an Officer or Director of Cleverlink Trading Limited; Jesse Goldberg, Individually, and as an Officer or Director of Cleverlink Trading Limited and Real World Media, LLC; and Caleb Wolf Wickman, Individually, and as an Officer or Director of Cleverlink Trading Limited and Real World Media, LLC, Defendants. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division); Case No. 05C 2889; File No. 042-3219
  

• Federal Trade Commission; Plaintiff, v. William Dugger, aka Billy Johnson, dba Net Everyone; Angelina Johnson, dba Net Everyone; and John Vitale, dba Net Everyone; Defendants. (United States District Court For the District of Arizona); Civil No.: CV-06-0078-PHX-ROS; FTC File No. 052-3161

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Zachary A. Kinion, Defendant, United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Case No. 05C 6737; FTC Matter No.: 052 3151

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Brian McMullen, also doing business as BM Entertainment and B Pimp, Defendant. United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division; Case No. 05C 6911; FTC Matter No.: 052 3183

September 11, 2006

• United States of America for the Federal Trade Commission v. Richard L. Prochnow, individually and doing business as Direct Sales International; Dennis H. Gougion, individually and as an officer of Media Outsourcing, Inc., and as an officer of Cross Media Marketing Corp.; Ronald S. Altbach, individually and as an officer of Media Outsourcing, Inc., and an officer of Cross Media Marketing Corp.; Media Outsourcing, Inc., a Delaware Corporation transacting business in Georgia; and Cross Media Marketing Corporation, a Delaware Corporation transacting business in Georgia; (D.C. N.D. Ga.); FTC Matter No. X020054; Civil Action No. 1 02-CV-917; Civil Action No. 1 02-CV-917JOF; Civil Action No. C-3698

September 8, 2006

• In the Matter of CardSystems Solutions, Inc., and Solidus Networks, Inc., Doing Business as Pay By Touch Solutions
  File No. 052 3148
  
  
• Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division): Fiscal Year 2005

September 7, 2006

• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Xanga.com, Inc., a corporation, John Hiler, individually and as an officer of the corporation, and Marc Ginsburg, individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants. (United States District Court for the Southern District of New York); Civil Action No.: 06-CIV-6853(SHS); FTC File No. 062-3073
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Websource Media, L.L.C., Websource Media, L.P., Bizsitepro, L.L.C., Eversites, L.L.C., Telsource Solutions, Inc., Telsource International, Inc., Marc R. Smith, Kathleen A. Smalley, Keith Hendrick, Steven L. Kennedy, John O. Ring, and James E. McCubbin, Jr., Defendants (United States District Court Southern District of Texas Houston Division) Civil Action No. H-06-1980

September 6, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission Plaintiff, v. Enternet Media, Inc. , a California corporation; Conspy & Co., Inc., a California corporation; Lida Rohbani, individually and as an officer of Entemet Media, Inc. and Conspy & Co., Inc.; Nima Hakimi, individually and as an officer of Entemet Media, Inc. and Conspy & Co., Inc.; Baback (Babak) Hakimi, individually, doing business as Networld One, and as an officer of Entemet Media, Inc. and Conspy & Co., Inc.; and Nicholas C. Albert, individually and doing business as Iwebtunes and www.iwebtunes.com, Defendants.  United States District Court, Central District of California; Civil Action No.: CV05-7777CAS (AJWx), File No. 052 3135; FTC File No. X06-0003
  
  
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Examining Competition in Group Health Care, Presented by David P. Wales, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, Before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate.

September 5, 2006

• In the Matter of Austin Board of Realtors, File No. 051 0219
  
  
• In the Matter of Linde AG and The BOC Group PLC; File No. 061 0114; Docket No. C-4163