[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16435]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


U.S. v. Sealy Corporation

    Notice is hereby given that defendant Sealy Corporation, successor 
to the former Sealy, Inc. (now named the Ohio Mattress Company 
Licensing and Components Group), has filed with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois a motion to 
terminate the two Judgments entered in United States v. Sealy, Inc., 
Civil No. 60-C-844, and a motion to modify the first Judgment, entered 
on December 30, 1964, during the pendency of the Motion to Terminate. 
In a Stipulation also filed with the Court, the Department of Justice 
(``Department'') has tentatively consented to termination of the 
Judgments, but has reserved the right to withdraw its consent pending 
receipt of public comments.
    The complaint in this case, filed on May 31, 1960, alleged that 
Defendant had conspired with its respective licensee owners to 
illegally allocate exclusive territories and to fix retail prices. 
Judgments were entered after a trial on the merits on December 30, 1964 
and after an appeal to the United States Supreme Court on December 26, 
1967. The Judgments prohibited Sealy from establishing territories for 
its distributors' sale of its mattresses and from engaging in resale 
price maintenance.
    The Department has filed with the Court a memorandum setting forth 
the reasons why the Government believes that termination of the 
Judgments would serve the public interest. Copies of the Defendant's 
motion papers, the Stipulation containing the Government's consent, the 
Government's memorandum and all further papers filed with the court in 
connection with this motion will be available for inspection at the 
legal Procedure Unit of the Antitrust Division, Room 215 North, Liberty 
Place Building, 325 Seventh St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530, and at 
the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the 
Northern District of Illinois, Twentieth Floor, 209 South Dearborn 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Copies of these materials may be 
obtained from the Antitrust Division upon request and payment of the 
copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations.
    Interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed 
termination of the Judgments to the Department. Such comments must be 
received by the Department within sixty (60) days and will be filed 
with the Court by the Department. Comments should be addressed to 
Mildred L. Calhoun, Trial Attorney, Midwest Office, Antitrust Division, 
Suite 600, 209 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604 (Telephone 
(312) 353-7530).
Rebecca P. Dick,
Deputy Director of Operation.
[FR Doc. 97-16435 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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