Commission Actions for March 2005

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March 31 , 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, plaintiff, v. Phoenix Avatar, LLC doing business as Avatar Nutrition, DJL, LLC, Daniel J. Lin, Mark M. Sadek, James Lin, and Christopher M. Chung doing business as A I T Herbal Marketing, defendants., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, FTC File No. 042-3084, Civil Action No.: 04C 2897

March 30, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. National Consumer Council, Inc., et al., Defendants. (United States District Court,
  Central District of California, Southern Division) FTC File No. 032-3185 Civ. No. SACV04-0474CJC(JWJX)
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission v. Debt Management Foundation Services, Inc.; One Star Marketing. Inc.; Debt Specialist of America; Inc.; Ameridebt Group, Inc.; Credit Counseling Specialists of America, Inc.; Dale Buird, Jr.; Dale Buird, Sr.; and Shawn Buird (United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division), FTC File No. 042-3029, Case No.: 8:04-CIV-1674-T-17-MSS
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission Plaintiff, v.Better Budget Financial Services, Inc., John Colon, Jr., and Julie Fabrizio-Colon,
  Defendants. (United States District Court, District of Massachusetts), FTC File No. 041-2326 Civ. No. 04-12326 (WGY)

March 29, 2005

• In the Matter of Nestle Holdings, Inc.; Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.; and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., File No. 021 0174, Docket No. C-4082
  

• In the Matter of Cemex S.A. de C.V., FTC File No. 051 0007, Docket No. C-4131

March 28, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, Phillip W. Ranney, individually; Armor Mortgage; Abacus Mortgage; Community Homebanc Mortgage Services, Inc.; Harbor Pacific Funding, Inc.; High Center, Inc.; Lending Strategies of Colorado, Inc.; Lite Realty Corp.; PWR Processing, Inc., dba First Source America Mortgage Corp. dba NexLoan; PWR Press, Inc.; and Source Funding Company, Colorado corporations; Kace, LLC, dba Aristocrat Mortgage, a Colorado limited liability company; and Mortgage Watch, a California corporation; Defendants; and Kathleen A. Ranney, individually, Relief Defendant., United States District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 04-f-1065 (MJW)

March 22, 2005

• In the Matter of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., and Shell Oil Company, File No. 041 0164

March 21, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission v. AmeriDebt, Inc., DebtWorks, Inc., Andris Pukke, and Pamela Pukke, also known as Pamela Shuster (District of Maryland)., File No. 0223171

March 15, 2005

• Comments of the Staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission to the United States Mint, Department of the Treasury,On the Assessment of Civil Penalties for Misuse of Words, Letters, Symbols, and Emblems of the United States Mint (March 2005). (V050005)
  • Text of the Commission Staff Comments
  • News Release
    
    
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumers' Data:
  Policy Issues Raised by ChoicePoint, Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (March 15, 2005)
  • News Release

March 14, 2005

• Comment on Virginia House Bils 2518 and 160 and Virginia Senate Bil 272 [PDF 890KB] (March 9, 2005)
• News Release

March 11, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. MAXTHEATER, INC., a Washington Corporation, and Thomas L. Delanoy, individually and as an officer of MaxTheater , Inc., Defendants., United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington, FTC File No. 042 3213, Civil Action No.: 05 -CV-0069 - LRS
  
  
• 16 C.F.R. Part 320
  Disclosures for Non-Federally Insured Depository Institutions Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA): Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
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• Comments of the Staff of the Office of Policy Planning, the Bureau of Economics, and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission To The Honorable Richard L. Brown, Member, North Dakota Senate, Concerning North Dakota House Bill 1332, Which Would Regulate the Contractual Relationship Between Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Covered Entities Such As Health Plans, Health Insurers, and Pharmacies.
  • Text of the Staff Comments [PDF 40K]
  • News Release
    
    
• In the Matter of CompUSA Inc., File No. 022 3278
  
  
• In the Matter of Priti Sharma and Rajeev Sharma, Individually and As Officers of Q.P.S., Inc., File No. 022 3278
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Blockbuster, Inc., Defendant, United States District Court For the District of Columbia

March 10, 2005

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Identity Theft: Recent Developments Involving the Security of Sensitive Consumer Information, Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the United States Senate (March 10, 2005).
  
  
• In the Matter of Vision I Properties, LLC, doing business as CartManager International, File No. 042 3068

March 8, 2005

• In the Matter of Entergy Corporation and Entergy-Koch, LP, File No. 001 0172, Docket No. C-3998
  

• In the Matter of Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., File No. 032 3221
  

• RFID: Radio Frequency IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers: A Workshop Report From the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (March 2005)
  • Text of the Staff Report
  • News Release

March 7, 2005

• Spyware Workshop: Monitoring Software On Your Personal Computer: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software: Report of the Federal Trade Commission Staff (March 2005)
  • Text of the Staff Report
  • News Release

March 4, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Blockbuster, Inc., Defendant, United States District Court For the District of Columbia
  
  
• In the Matter of Nationwide Mortgage Group, Inc., and John D. Eubank, File No. 042-3104, Docket No. 9319

March 2 , 2005

• 9125-8954 Quebec Inc., d.b.a. Global Management Solutions, a Canadian corporation; et al., FTC v. (United States District Court Western District of Washington At Seattle), File No. 032-3259, Civil Action No. CV-005-0265
  
  
• In the Matter of Preferred Health Services, Inc., File No. 041 0099

March 1, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Steven Patrick Garvey a/k/a Steve Garvey, Garvey Management Group, Inc., Lark Kendall a/k/a Kendall Carson, Mark Levine, individually and as an officer and director of Modern Interactive Technology. Inc., David Richmond, individually and as an officer and director of Modern Interactive Technology, Inc. and Modern Interactive Technology, Inc., Defendants., United States District Court, Central District of California, Civil Action No.: CV 00–09358 GAF (CWx)
  
  
• Enforcement Activities of the FTC Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Acts During 2004
  • Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • News Release
    
    
• In the Matter of Cytec Industries Inc., File No. 041 0203, Docket No. C-4132