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UNITED STATES v SUNTRUP BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK INC Click to find out why . . .



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1   COMPLAINT
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2 2000-05 CONSENT DECREE
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4 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 11 pages
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
DEFENDANTS
ADVERTISEMENT
DISCLOSURES
SUNTRUP
LEASE
DISSEMINATION
ACT
CONSUMER CREDIT
MISSOURI
FTC ACT
VIOLATION
AMOUNT
VEHICLES
EASTERN DISTRICT
CIVIL PENALTIES
PAYMENT
PLAINTIFF
COMPLAINT
REGULATION
UNITED STATES
COURT
SUNTRUP FORD
CORPORATIONS
ATTORNEY
BUSINESS
CHARGE
PERTINENT
ENUMERATED TERMS
EXHIBIT
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                    FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                              EASTERN DIVISION

                    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff

                                     v.

                 SUNTRUP BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., and
                   SUNTRUP FORD, INC., corporations, and
    THOMAS SUNTRUP, individually and as an officer of the corporations,
                                Defendants.

                              Civil Action No.

         COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF

                                INTRODUCTION

   Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and
   authorization to the Attorney General by the Federal Trade Commission
   ("FTC"), for its complaint alleges that:

   1. Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(l), 9, 13(b), and
   16(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(l), 49, 53(b), and 56(a), as
   amended; the Consumer Leasing Act ("CLA"),

   15 U.S.C. §§ 1667-1667f, as amended; and its implementing Regulation
   M, 12 C.F.R. § 213, as amended; the Truth In Lending Act ("TILA"),
   15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667, as amended; and its implementing Regulation Z,
   12 C.F.R. § 226, as amended; to obtain monetary civil penalties, and
   injunctive and other relief for defendants' violations of a final
   cease and desist order issued by the FTC.

                           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), 56(a), and 1607(c).

   3. Venue in the Eastern District of Missouri is proper under 15 U.S.C.
   § 53(b) and under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b-c) and 1395(a).

                                 DEFENDANTS

   4. Defendant Suntrup Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc. ("Suntrup Buick")
   is a Delaware corporation with its office and principal place of
   business located within the Eastern District of Missouri at 4200 N.
SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff
  • SUNTRUP FORD, INC., corporations, and THOMAS SUNTRUP, individually and as an officer of the
  • COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF
  • Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5, 9, 13, and 16of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45,
  • 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667, as amended; and its implementing Regulation Z,
  • Suntrup Buick transacts business in the Eastern District of Missouri.
  • Defendant Suntrup Ford, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its office and principal place of
  • Defendant Thomas Suntrup is an officer of the corporate defendants.
  • At all times material herein, defendants have maintained a course of trade in or affecting
  • At all times material herein, defendants have maintained a course of trade in or affecting
  • In an FTC administrative proceeding bearing Docket No. C-3779, the FTC's Complaint charged,
  • On January 5, 1998, the FTC issued a Decision and Order against Suntrup Buick and Suntrup merce.
  • A copy of the FTC's Order is attached to this Complaint as Exhibit A.
  • In pertinent part, Part I of the FTC's Order prohibits defendants, in connection with any
  • More specifically, defendants may not state the amount of any payment or that any or no ent that an extra charge may be imposed at the end of the lease term where the lessee's liability
  • Each failure by defendants to make the required disclosures, and/or to make the required
  • Acting Assistant Attorney General Civil Division

  • 2 . CONSENT DECREE

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    UNITED STATES
    SUNTRUP
    ATTORNEY
    OFFICER
    CONSUMER
    PLAINTIFF
    PARTIES
    ACT
    ENTRY
    DISTRICT
    COURT
    THOMAS SUNTRUP
    COMPLAINT
    MATTER
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    FTC
    SUCCESSORS
    CIVIL DIVISION
    JUSTICE
    VEHICLE
    BROCHURES
    AMERICA
    CORPORATIONS
    HEREBY
    CONSUMER LITIGATION
    WASHINGTON
    AGENT
    EMPLOYEE
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                        FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                                  EASTERN DIVISION
    
                        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff
    
                                         v.
    
                     SUNTRUP BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., and
                       SUNTRUP FORD, INC., corporations, and
        THOMAS SUNTRUP, individually and as an officer of the corporations,
                                    Defendants.
    
                                  Civil Action No.
                                   CONSENT DECREE
    
       WHEREAS: Plaintiff, the United States of America, has commenced this
       action by filing the Complaint herein; defendants have 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
       defendants admitting liability for any of the matters alleged in the
       Complaint;
    
       THEREFORE, on the joint motion of plaintiff and defendants, it is
       hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:
    
       1. This Court has jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the
       parties.
    
       2. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted
       against defendants under Sections 5(l), 9, 13(b) and 16(a) of the
       Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(l), 49, 53(b)
       and 56(a), as amended; the Consumer Leasing Act, 15 U.S.C.
       §§ 1667-1667f, as amended, and its implementing Regulation M,
       12 C.F.R. § 213, as amended; and the Truth In Lending Act, 15 U.S.C.
       §§ 1601-1667, as amended, and its implementing Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R.
       § 226, as amended.
    
       3. As used in this Consent Decree, "FTC's Order" shall mean the FTC
       Order in FTC Docket No. C-3779, a copy of which is attached hereto as
       Appendix A and made part of this Consent Decree.
    
       4. Defendants, their successors and assigns, shall pay to plaintiff a
       civil penalty of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) pursuant to Section
       5(l) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(l). Defendants shall make the
       payment required by this paragraph within five (5) days of the date of
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff
  • SUNTRUP FORD, INC., corporations, and THOMAS SUNTRUP, individually and as an officer of the
  • Plaintiff, the United States of America, has commenced this action by filing the Complaint
  • THEREFORE, on the joint motion of plaintiff and defendants, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED,
  • This Court has jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties.
  • The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against defendants under
  • As used in this Consent Decree, "FTC's Order" shall mean the FTC Order in FTC Docket No.
  • Defendants, their successors and assigns, shall pay to plaintiff a civil penalty of Forty
  • Defendants shall make the payment required by this paragraph within five days of the date of
  • For a period of two years beginning no later than thirty days from the date of entry of this essor of a vehicle, and shall ensure that each such dealership maintains an adequate stock of
  • provide a copy of this Consent Decree to each future principal, officer, director, manager,
  • Acting Assistant Attorney General Civil Division
  • United States Attorney Eastern District of Missouri
  • FOR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION:
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