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"Gulf Coast, FL area" means Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties, Florida. /Contents [218 0 R 219 0 R 220 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page Defendants because the Amended Complaint seeks injunctive relief only for these Counts, to which qualified immunity does not apply. 69. << ( Venue is therefore proper in this district under Section 12 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 7402(a) to prevent such conduct. 0000006259 00000 n DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF* * Pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2), Florida files the Second Amended Complaint with the written consent of Defendants. /Annots [] /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 Parties 13. /Type /Page /Type /Page endstream Plaintiff complains and alleges as follows: 1. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Roll-off waste compactors are generally located at the site of the roll-off container, thereby permitting the customer to increase the container's on-site storage capacity. 40. For a number of reasons, landfills may not be located close to where the waste is generated. did not involve a claim for declaratory relief. endobj Likewise, roll-off customers generate volumes of waste which are too large to be serviced by a FEL truck on a pre-scheduled commercial route. >> /Parent 13 0 R >> /S /D >> 2. /Parent 10 0 R As a result, Austin begins the presentation by sharing some of the things you should think about before pursuing an injunction: There is a lot on the line. "Columbus, OH area" means the City of Columbus and Franklin and Delaware counties, Ohio. /Type /Page /Annots [] Roll-off waste haulers, therefore, generally establish garages and related facilities within each major local area served. CASE NO. /Rotate 0 In re Amendments to Florida Small Claims Rules, 123 So.3d 41 (Fla . 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The likely effect of these acquisitions is to substantially lessen competition and to tend to create a monopoly in interstate trade and commerce in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act. 0000002929 00000 n ( Small container commercial waste collection services are generally provided in highly localized areas because to operate efficiently and profitably, a hauler must have sufficient density in its commercial waste collection operations; i.e., a large number of commercial accounts that are reasonably close together. 0000002235 00000 n stream /Rotate 0 M`5`i`F{qZ In such areas, many of the problems associated with the permitting and construction of a landfill could make it difficult to permit and construct a transfer station. After the acquisition, Republic would control over 60 percent of the roll-off hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $8 million. /Contents [146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] endobj /Rotate 0 /Parent 9 0 R 34 0 obj 1391(c). /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> APPROPRIATENESS OF INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 26 . Plaintiff seeks temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief pursuant to Rule 65 . /Type /Page endobj In addition, a FEL or REL vehicle cannot be efficiently driven long distances without collecting significant amounts of MSW, which makes it economically impractical for a small container commercial waste collection firm to serve metropolitan areas from a distant base. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 60. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Haulers, therefore, generally establish garages and related facilities within each major local area served. Plaintiff LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA ("LWVF" or the "League") is the Florida affiliate of the League of Women Voters of the United States. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 >> /Contents [230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R] /Rotate 0 /Resources 333 0 R /Type /Page /Contents [262 0 R 263 0 R 264 0 R] Permit restrictions often impose severe limitations on the type and amount of waste that can be disposed of at landfills. /Parent 8 0 R What impact will it have on third-parties and employees? /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 109 0 R /Type /Page 0000003135 00000 n /Type /Page ( /Contents [330 0 R 331 0 R 332 0 R] 1. /Count 9 THIS COURT'S POWER TO GRANT RELIEF 84. << /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] startxref 4. The next step is careful preparation before the temporary injunction hearing. >> /Count 10 /Annots [] /Rotate 0 Judgment for Permanent Injunctive Relief against MJ Taxes on October 1, 2021. << 0000000817 00000 n } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br >> /Type /Metadata This is a lawsuit for declaratory and injunctive relief under 86.011, Fla. Stat. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 10 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 45], filed on August 192021, . /Annots [] >> /Parent 11 0 R /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 31 0 obj <>stream /Parent 10 0 R /Contents [322 0 R 323 0 R 324 0 R] For example, for a market consisting of four firms with shares of thirty, thirty, twenty, and twenty percent, the HHI is 2600 (302 + 302 + 202 + 202 = 2600). 59 0 obj 1 0 obj << /Parent 10 0 R /Contents [222 0 R 223 0 R 224 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 6 0 obj << Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 Document Type: Complaint This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and PDF (comparable to original document formatting). endobj 37. << The acquisition would reduce from four to three the number of significant firms that compete in the collection of small container commercial waste in the Louisville, KY/Sellersburg, IN area. /Type /Page 10 0 obj "MSW" means municipal solid waste, a term of art used to describe solid putrescible waste generated by households and commercial establishments such as retail stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and non-manufacturing activities in industrial facilities. 0000001469 00000 n In contrast to a commercial collection route, a residential waste collection route is significantly more labor intensive. /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] (2001). %%EOF 14. << The county court may issue a temporary and permanent injunction where appropriate for violation of ss. The City changed its name from "New >> 23 0 obj /Rotate 0 The operator then drives the FEL truck to a disposal facility, such as a transfer station, landfill or incinerator, and empties the contents of the vehicle. /Contents [142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] After the acquisition, Republic would control about 40 percent--and three firms over 75 percent--of the small container commercial waste hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $18 million. /Resources 141 0 R 56. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 0 15. 63 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Filter /FlateDecode The extension of vote-by-mail options and other accommodations at polling places is necessary. /Resources 221 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] provide relief to all the individuals affected by APD's action. >> /Contents [134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R] MSW generated by residential customers, on the other hand, is often collected by either local governments or by private haulers pursuant to contracts bid by, or franchises granted by, municipal authorities. /Parent 12 0 R 39. ( /Type /Page endobj /Parent 4 0 R stream >> /Resources 129 0 R In addition to differences in container size, other factors distinguish roll-off waste collection from small container commercial and other types of waste collection. /Annots [] /Rotate 0 ( endobj ;,hn \ic6rZFi+|:GsL$KGqzed8;M+"N7i~4Dr?_1hHa:`R[B%Qm*?u9Lh=?y%x8;e$AD+xx endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 189 0 R 76 13 PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF . 7. 32. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] These differences mean that roll-off waste collection firms can profitably increase their charges for roll-off waste collection services without losing significant sales or revenues to firms engaged in the provision of other types of waste collection services. /Contents [278 0 R 279 0 R 280 0 R] Finally, prices for small container service are influenced principally by the density of the routes served by each vehicle; prices for roll-off services are influenced primarily by the distance of the customer's location from the hauler's location and the disposal site, the time required to travel those distances, and the cost of disposal at the disposal site. 0000001563 00000 n /Filter /FlateDecode /Creator (PScript5.dll Version 5.2.2) /Type /Page /Rotate 0 In exchange, pursuant to other agreements, Republic would acquire from Allied: disposal assets in Anderson, Indiana; hauling assets in Columbus, Ohio; hauling assets in Lakeland, Florida; hauling assets in Louisville, Kentucky and Sellersburg, Indiana; hauling and disposal assets in Macon, Georgia; and hauling assets in Monmouth, Burlington and Camden counties, New Jersey. /Parent 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] It is economically impractical for a roll-off waste collection firm to serve metropolitan areas from a distant base. 75 0 obj >> 74 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Resources 401 0 R endobj In the Albany, NY area, the proposed acquisition would reduce from four to three the number of significant competitors in the collection of small container commercial waste. Plaintiff filed this action against defendant for breaching a non-competition agreement. 3601, et seq. 84 0 obj /Type /Page Local small container commercial waste collection firms in the Albany, NY; Augusta, GA; Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ; Clarksville, TN; Columbus, OH; Gulf Coast, FL; Lakeland, FL; Louisville, KY/Sellersburg, IN; Macon, GA; Memphis, TN; Monmouth County, NJ; Nashville, TN and Norfolk, VA areas can profitably increase charges to local customers without losing significant sales to more distant competitors. 50 0 obj /Parent 10 0 R /Contents [290 0 R 291 0 R 292 0 R] /Annots [] /Parent 12 0 R endobj Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. >> /Annots [] << 9. /Type /Page <> /Annots [] /Rotate 0 42 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] provide preliminary and permanent injunctive relief pursuant to Rules 57 and 64 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. /Resources 293 0 R Significant new entry into the disposal of MSW in the Anderson, IN and New York City, NY areas would be difficult and time-consuming. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] xb```b``Ig`a`X @1V hdc [`&&v/>4427pHG(Og|sW(7_HPpXp'Skgu`.8!B=\2+".b4dh fZ!WHW3`W+.eP9(tb1P,%pX1EaSO6I)1] K,cMpl q m D@,"R:7S&`u@6j(LjfLT[D1,BPf:9= P1!$Ippa8fHNtD {,nPY 5 /Annots [] << The operator continues along the route, collecting MSW from each of the commercial accounts until the vehicle is full. Markets in which the HHI is between 1000 and 1800 points are considered to be moderately concentrated, and those in which the HHI is in excess of 1800 points are considered to be highly concentrated. Anyone who fails to dispose of MSW in an approved facility can be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties. The United States of America, acting under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, brings this civil antitrust action to enjoin the acquisition of certain waste hauling and disposal assets by Defendants Allied Waste Industries, Inc. ("Allied") and Republic Services, Inc. ("Republic") and to obtain equitable relief and other relief as appropriate. /Parent 7 0 R Although, where available, MSW can be transported to distant landfills through transfer stations using large transfer trailer trucks, the use of transfer stations adds fixed transportation and processing costs. The predictable result is the denial of the vote to untold numbers of Floridians who had planned to vote in person on Election Dayincluding those who are elderly or have health conditions and cannot get to the polls without tremendous risk, university students who are no longer present in their county of registration because their dorms have closed, and those who venture out but encounter long lines and confusion at the polls. endobj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] "Memphis, TN area" means Shelby County, Tennessee; Desoto County, Mississippi, and Crittenden County, Arkansas. 20. /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /Parent 4 0 R Official websites use .gov The roll-off container, when filled, is picked up by roll-off trucks, which are uniquely well suited for roll-off waste collection, and driven to a nearby disposal site, where the container's contents are disposed. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 0000003404 00000 n /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R] endobj 39 0 obj 57. /Resources 229 0 R /Contents [334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R] The significant share of the roll-off collection market which Republic would have, its control of the primary disposal sites in the area, and its frequent use of long-term, automatically renewing contracts with roll-off collection customers, would make entry into the Macon, GA roll-off waste collection market difficult, and unlikely to prevent market incumbents from significantly raising prices for the collection of roll-off waste following the acquisition. There could be a negative impact on the plaintiffs public image. /Resources 389 0 R /Contents [198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R] In addition, be sure you have competent, knowledgeable and experienced counsel in your corner. /Resources 169 0 R 12. Allied is the nation's second largest waste hauling and disposal company. %PDF-1.3 % 35. >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj /Contents [338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R] /Parent 7 0 R /Rotate 0 0000003946 00000 n /Contents [310 0 R 311 0 R 312 0 R] /Contents [126 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R] /Type /Page Roll-off haulers typically deal with larger waste volumes from a single customer for which disposal costs constitute a greater percentage of the total revenue received for the service. endobj However, temporary injunctive relief may be granted without the posting of a bond in the following situations: 1) injunctions entered "on the pleading of a municipality or the state or any officer, agency, or political subdivision thereof"; or 2) injunctions "issued solely to prevent physical injury or abuse of a natural person." /Contents [130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R] K.A%aut\@Uaa[pVWnOe Each of these areas is a section of the country, or relevant geographic market, for purposes of analyzing the effects of the acquisitions under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. % Noncompete Agreements: Protecting Referral Relationships as Legitimate Business Interests, Hiring for Florida Banks and Credit Unions: A Summary of Background Checks and Other Information Required to Comply With Various Regulatory Schemes. endobj Therefore, you should ask yourself these questions before proceeding: So, you answered the questions above, and you consider this to be the best approach to resolving your matter. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] (Compl . 37 0 obj In each of these markets, Allied and Republic each account for a substantial share of total revenues from commercial waste collection services. endobj A complaint for declaratory relief must allege the following: there is a bona fide dispute between the parties; the plaintiff has a justiciable question as to the existence or nonexistence of some right, status, immunity, power or privilege, or as to some fact upon which existence of such a claim may depend; 11 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Rotate 0 ( This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. In the Nashville, TN area, the acquisition would reduce from three to two the number of significant firms competing in the collection of small container commercial waste. %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr advance, Plaintiffs seek immediate declaratory and injunctive relief that directs Defendants to permit a designated representative of each affected candidate and political party into the recount room, as Florida law requires. /Rotate 0 56 0 obj << 52 0 obj /Type /Page See also Chapter 224.08, Special Acts of Florida, 1943. /Resources 305 0 R ( 95 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R /Contents [214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R] /Count 10 /Resources 257 0 R stream << On a typical small container commercial waste collection route, an operator drives a FEL vehicle to the customer's container, engages a mechanism that grasps and lifts the container over the front of the truck, and empties the container into the vehicle's storage section, where the waste is compacted and stored. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 121 0 R /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 22 and 28 U.S.C. %PDF-1.3 % hbbd`b`rfb`gb` # /Type /Pages /Contents [266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R] /Contents [154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R] Small container commercial service vehicles routinely employ compaction systems on the truck to increase storage capacity, and can empty numerous small containers located on a scheduled route before being driven to a disposal site. /Annots [] A party seeking an injunction under general Florida case law must demonstrate: 1) irreparable harm; 2) a clear legal right; 3) an inadequate . On residential routes, the crews generally hand-load the customer's MSW, typically by tossing garbage bags and emptying trash cans into the vehicle's storage section. The President of the United States and the Governor of Florida have each declared a state of emergency. On July 28 and October 7, 1999, in twelve (12) separate purchase agreements, defendants agreed to exchange assets of various subsidiary companies ('the acquisitions"). 22 0 obj >> << << /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] endobj /Type /Pages /Rotate 0 /Kids [65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R] << 23. That plaintiff receive such other and further relief as the case requires and the Court deems proper; and. /Annots [] /Resources 233 0 R endobj /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /Resources 245 0 R Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against All Defendants. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 12 0 R 1114 Trademark Infringement . /Parent 10 0 R /Rotate 0 /Resources 345 0 R and Florida Statute 86.011, et seq. Roll-off waste collection customers typically generate bulkier items of waste and/or substantially larger volumes of waste than residential or small container commercial waste customers from sources such as construction sites or industrial plants. REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC., 110 S.E. /Contents [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R] 22. << And yet the State of Florida (the State) has failed to take reasonable emergency measures necessary for voter participation in the face of this crisis. endobj endobj /Parent 11 0 R << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << <<21a9e19eaa9d774d8bfb9315a3d3f5db>]>> /Type /Page /Rotate 0 73 0 obj /Count 10 4 0 obj /Producer <4163726F6261742044697374696C6C65722032322E30202857696E646F7773293B206D6F646966696564207573696E67206954657874AE20372E312E3620A9323030302D323031392069546578742047726F7570204E56202841646D696E697374726174697665204F6666696365206F662074686520556E697465642053746174657320436F757274733B206C6963656E7365642076657273696F6E29> What happens if the temporary injunction is not granted? /Contents [362 0 R 363 0 R 364 0 R] endobj Private waste haulers typically contract directly with customers for the collection of waste generated by commercial accounts. /Annots [] endobj 55. /Parent 10 0 R /Annots [] /Type /Page /Resources 117 0 R /Type /Page endobj >> If the major roll-off collection competitor in a market also controls the primary disposal site(s) therein, other roll-off competitors are at a large disadvantage and entry is difficult. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 393 0 R endobj "Small container commercial waste collection service" means the business of collecting MSW from commercial and industrial accounts, usually in "dumpsters" (i.e., a small container with one to ten cubic yards of storage capacity), and transporting or "hauling" such waste to a disposal site by use of a front-or rear-end loader truck. Filing fees are due at the time a party files a pleading to initiate a proceeding or files a pleading for relief. 31. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 13 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 55 0 obj 4. Rather, its about dealing with the future, not something that happened in the past. endobj >> EOs6~W\F3[_y7~r+W3nU>9YRpM/u"%1yK Ivp, Microsoft Word - 2022-08-24 - Complaint - FINAL. In this presentation, Jimerson Birr Associate Austin B. Calhoun covers Florida law on injunctive relief as a remedy, the process for seeking and obtaining injunctive relief through the judicial system, pre-litigation considerations, and enforcement of an injunction order once entered. There are immediate expenditures necessary. /Contents [402 0 R 403 0 R 404 0 R] After the acquisition, Allied would control over 55 percent--and two firms over 90 percent--of the small container commercial waste hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $28 million. << Small container commercial waste collection differs in many important respects from the collection of residential or other types of waste. /Rotate 0 /Contents [394 0 R 395 0 R 396 0 R] >> 0000003645 00000 n /Annots [] /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R] 25. endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 3 0 obj /Type /Page The Macon, GA area is a section of the country, or relevant geographic market, for purposes of analyzing the effects of the acquisitions under Section 7 of the ClaytonAct. On July 28 and October 7, 1999, Allied and Republic entered into separate asset purchase agreements in which they agreed to exchange certain waste hauling and disposal assets. /Parent 13 0 R >> endobj endobj 0000001536 00000 n /Rotate 0 After the acquisition, Allied would control over 50 percent--and two firms over 90 percent--of the small container commercial waste hauling market, which has annual revenues of about $31 million. /Parent 4 0 R /Annots [] /Resources 145 0 R _l {:\! /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] Since May 7, 2021, Wilson has been the GC of a private investment firm based in Boca Raton, Florida. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] hb```f`` $V30 1;oO_Ia`sF!gbl!O| ` << Transactions that increase the HHI by more than 100 points in highly concentrated markets presumptively raise antitrust concerns under the Horizontal Merger Guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. /Contents [358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R] Jimerson Birr welcomes inquiries from the media and do our best to respond to deadlines. The Court has jurisdiction over this action and over the parties pursuant to 15 U.S.C. ( Republic is a Delaware corporation with its principal office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. /Annots [] >> /Type /Page /Type /Page The transactions likely will have the following effects, among others: 1. >> /Rotate 0 /Annots [] /Rotate 0 /Type /Page 3 0 obj In these markets, Allied and Republic each account for a substantial share of MSW disposal capacity. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] To handle this high volume of MSW efficiently, haulers provide commercial customers with small dumpsters for storing the waste. stream IV. /Rotate 0 If the major roll-off competitor in a market likewise precludes significant competition through the use of long-term customer contracts which automatically renew, entry by new competitors and growth from existing ones are further hindered. >> Republic would thus be in a position to raise the disposal costs at the landfill and transfer stations which it would own to any new or existing roll-off collection competitor in the Macon, GA area. endobj /Annots [] /Contents [382 0 R 383 0 R 384 0 R] >> /Parent 14 0 R Defendants Allied and Republic collect municipal solid waste from residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and they own and operate transfer stations, landfills, and incinerators, which process and dispose of municipal solid waste. /Resources 261 0 R Otherwise, there may be something missed or an unintended consequence when you sue for injunction, which can can bring about dissatisfaction, regardless of who prevails. /Annots [] In order to obtain comparable operating efficiency, a new firm must achieve route density comparable to existing firms. /Resources 337 0 R >> endobj /Resources 289 0 R ( For instance, in many states, most MSW is disposed of in landfills, which are permitted under and regulated by the state. The proposed acquisition would reduce from three to two the number of significant competitors for the disposal of MSW in the Anderson, IN area. << /Annots [] Roll-off vehicles have no compaction system on board and are designed to carry only one large container at a time to a disposal site. endstream In the Augusta, GA area, the acquisition would reduce from three to two the number of significant competitors in the collection of small container commercial waste.