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COMPLAINT
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VIOLATION CREDIT DISTRICT FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CONSUMERS ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVES AFFECTING COURT CONNECTICUT COMPLAINT CIVIL PENALTIES FTC ACT SALE COLLECTION LETTERS UNITED STATES PLAINTIFF EXHIBIT INTERNATIONAL MASTERS PUBLISHERS RELIEF ADVERSE INJUNCTION AUTHORIZATION AGENTS ENFORCEMENT PARAGRAPH AFFECTING COMMERCE CREDIT RATING PAYMENT |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
INTERNATIONAL MASTERS PUBLISHERS INC., a corporation,
Defendant.
Civil Action No.
COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF
Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and
authorization to the Attorney General by the Federal Trade Commission
("Commission"), for its Complaint alleges that:
1. Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(l), 9, 13(b) and
16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C.
45(l), 49, 53(b) and 56(a), to obtain monetary civil penalties and
injunctive and other relief from defendant for its violations of a
final order to cease and desist.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter under 28 U.S.C. 1331,
1337(a), 1345 and 1355 and under 15 U.S.C. 45(l), 49, 53(b) and 56(a).
3. Venue in the United States District Court for the District of
Connecticut is proper under 15 U.S.C. 53(b) and under 28 U.S.C.
1391(b-c) and 1395(a).
DEFENDANT
4. Defendant International Masters Publishers Inc. is a Delaware
corporation with its office and principal place of business located
within the District of Connecticut at 300 First Stamford Place,
Stamford, CT 06928. Defendant sells, through a continuity sales plan
using direct mail, series of informational cards on a variety of
topics, including, but not limited to, cooking, health, gardening,
sewing, wildlife, home decorating and home repair. Defendant transacts
business in the District of Connecticut.
PRIOR COMMISSION PROCEEDING
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CONSENT DECREE
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
CONSENT DECREE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL MASTERS PUBLISHERS CONSUMER FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ATTORNEY DEBT COLLECTOR FEDERAL TRADE SUCCESSORS COURT PARTIES CIVIL DIVISION WASHINGTON ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT COMPLAINT ACT PAYMENT ENTRY JUSTICE VIOLATIONS COMPLIANCE THEREOF JURISDICTION MATTER FTC CONSUMER ACCOUNTS PURSUANT CONSUMER LITIGATION |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
INTERNATIONAL MASTERS PUBLISHERS INC., a corporation, Defendant.
Civil Action No.
CONSENT DECREE
WHEREAS: Plaintiff, the United States of America, has commenced this
action by filing the Complaint herein; defendant International Masters
Publishers Inc. has waived service of the Summons and Complaint; the
parties have been represented by the attorneys whose names appear
hereafter; and the parties have agreed to settlement of this action
upon the following terms and conditions, without adjudication of any
issue of fact or law and without defendant admitting liability for any
of the matters alleged in the Complaint;
THEREFORE, on the joint motion of plaintiff and defendant, it is
hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:
1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the
parties.
2. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be
granted against defendant under Sections 5(l), 9, 13(b) and
16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15
U.S.C. 45(l), 49, 53(b) and 56(a).
3. The following definitions shall apply to this Consent
Decree:
a) "Commission's Order" shall mean the Federal Trade
Commission ("Commission") Order in FTC Docket No. C-3205
(1987), a copy of which is attached herewith as Exhibit A
and made a part of this Consent Decree.
b) "Consumer accounts" shall mean a debt owed to
defendant by a direct mail purchaser of informational
cards or other goods or products.
c) "Debt collector" shall mean an independent third party
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