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BEFORE THE FEDERA TRAE COMMSSION 

COMMISSIONERS: Jon Leibowitz, Chaian 

J. Thomas Rosch 

Edith Ramez 

Julie Brill 

) 

In the Matter of ) PUBLIC 

) 

McW ANE, INC., ) DOCKET NO. 9351 

a corporation, and ) 

)


STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., )
 

a lited partership.
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) 

JOINT MOTION TO WIHDRAW MATTER FROM ADJUICATION 

Pusuant to Secons 3.25(b) and (c) of the Commssion's Rules of Practice, 16 

C.P.R. § 3.25(b), (c), Complaint Counsel and Counsel for Respndent Star Pipe Products, 

Ltd. ("Respondent Star") jointly move to withdraw Respondent Star from adjudication in 

Docket No. 9351 for the purose of 
 the Commssion's consideraton of a proposed 

consent agreeent that would reolve all of the clais agait Respondent Sta, as set
 

fort in Violations I and II of 
 the Complaint. The proposed consent agreement does not 

impact the Commssion's acton agai Respondent McWane, Inc., and the adjudication 

should contiue unbated with respect to Respondent Mc Wane, Inc. The proposed
 

consent agreement, which is attched and conforms to the requirements of Commssion 

Rule of 
 Practice 2.32, has been executed by Complaint Counl and Respndent Sta and 

has been approved by the Direcor of the Bureau of Competition. Accordigly, the 

pares ask that the matter with respect to Resondent Sta be withdrwn from 

adjudication until March 30,2012. 

\ 
Respectfully Submitted, 

~
 

Gregory S.C. Huffan Esq. 

Counel for Star Pipe Products, Ltd. 

Thompson & Knght LLP
 

One Ars Plaza
 

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 

Dallas, TX 75201 

Dated: Februar 23,2012 

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Edwaq. '

Complait Counel 

Bureau of Competition 

Federal Trae Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20580 
UNITED STATES OF AMRICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERA TRAE COMMISSION 

COMMSSIONERS: Jon Leibowitz, Chairan 

J. Thomas Rosch 

Edith Ramirez 

Julie Brill
 

In the Matter of 

) 

) PUBLIC 

McWANE,INC., 

a corporation, and 

) 

) 

) 

DOCKET NO. 9351 

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

a limited partnership. 

) 

) 

) 

) 

(PROPOSED) ORDER WITHDRAWING RESPONDENT STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD 

FROM ADJUDICATION FOR PUROSE OF CONSIDERING 

A PROPOSED CONSENT AGREEMENT 

Complaint Counsel and Respondent Star Pipe Products, LTD ("Respondent Star"), having 

jointly moved for Respondent Star to be withdrawn from adjudication in this matter in order to 

enable the Commission to consider a proposed Consent Agreement; 

Complaint Counsel and Respondent Star, having submitted a proposed Consent 

Agreement containing a proposed Decision and Order, executed by Respondent Star and by 

Complaint Counsel and approved by the Direct of the Bureau of Competition that, if accepted by 

the Commission, would resolve the claims against Respondent Star in their entirety; 

IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 3.25(c) of the Commission Rules of 
 Practice, 

l6 C.F.R. § 3.25(c), that all claims against Respondent Star, as set forth in Violations I and II of 

the Complaint, are hereby withdrawn in their entirety from adjudication until March 30, 2012, 

and that all proceedings against Respondent Star before the Administrative Law Judge are 

hereby stayed pending determination by the Commission with respect to the proposed Consent 

Agreement, pursuant to Rule 3.25(t), l6 C.F.R. § 3.25(f); and 

IT IS FUTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 3.25(b) of the Commission Rules of 

Practice, l6 C.F.R. § 3 .25(b), that the proposed Consent Agreement shall not be placed on the 

public record unless and until it is accepted by the Commission; and 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 3.25(e) of the Commssion Rules of 

Practice, l6 C.F.R. § 3.25(e), that all claims against Respondent McWane, Inc. in this matter will 

remain in an adjudicative status. 
By the Commission: 

Donald S. Clark 

Secretary 

Issued: February ,20l2 
Attachment
 

Redacted From Public Version
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on February 23, 20l2, I filed the foregoing documents 

electronically using the FTC's E-Filing System, which wil send notification of such 

filing to:
 

Donald S. Clark 

Secretary 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-l13 

Washington, DC 20580 

I also certify that I delivered via electronic mail a copy of the foregoing 

documents to: 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-110 

Washington, DC 20580 

I fuher certify that I delivered via electronic mail a copy of 
 the foregoing 

documents to: 

Joseph A. Ostoyich 

Andreas Stargard 

Baker Botts L.L.P. 

TheWamer 

l299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

(202) 639-7700 

joseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com 

andreas.stargard@bakerbotts.com 

J. Alan Truitt 

Thomas W. Thagard II
 

Maynard Cooper and Gale PC 

1901 Sixth Avenue North 

2400 Regions Harbert Plaza 

Birmingham, AL 35203 

(205) 254-l000 

atritt@maynardcooper.coin 

tthagard@maynardcooper.coin 
Counselfor Respondent McWane, Inc. 

Gregory S.C. Huffman 

Wiliam Katz
 

Nicole Wiliams 

Brian Stoltz 

Thompson and Knight LLP 

One Ars Plaza
 

l722 Routh Street, Suite l500 

Dallas, TX 7520l 

(2l4) 969-1700 

Gregory.Huffman@tklaw.com 

Wiliam.Katz@tklaw.com 

Nicole. Wiliams@tklaw.com 

Brian.Stoltz@tklaw.com 

Counsel for Respondent Star Pipe Products, LTD 

CERTIFICATE FOR ELECTRONIC FILING 

I certify that the electronic copy sent to the Secretary of the Commission is a tre 

and correct copy of the paper original and that I possess a paper original of the signed 

document that is available for review by the paries and the adjudicator. 

February 23,2012 By: sf Thomas H. Brock 

Thomas H. Brock, Esq. 

Federal Trade Commission 

Bureau of Competition