UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSI 

OFFICE OF THE ADMINSTRATIVE LAW JUDGE · 

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In the Matter of ) 

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Peabody Energy Corporation, ) 

a public company, ) Docket No. 

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9391-" 

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and ) 

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Arch Coal, Inc., ) 

a public company, ) 

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Respondents. ) 

JOINT MOTION TO HOLD RULE 3.21(b) 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE TELEPHONICALLY 

Complaint Counsel and Respondents Peabody Energy Corporation and Arch Coal, Inc. 

( collectively, "Respondents") respectfully submit this joint motion requesting that the Rule 

3.21(b) scheduling conference be held telephonically. 

CmTently, the Rule 3.21 (b) scheduling conference is set for an in-person hearing at 1 :00 

pm on March 26, 2020. Due to ongoing public health concerns and consistent with guidance 

from the Centers for Disease Control, 1 Complaint Counsel and Respondents request that the 

Court hold the scheduling conference telephonically. Complaint Counsel will initiate the 

telephone conference and contact the Court after all parties are present for the call. A proposed 

order is attached. 

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1 See, e.g., Centers for Disease Control, Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for 

Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission at 6, available at 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community-mitigation-strategy.pdf. 

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Dated: March 17, 2020 Respectfully Submitted, 

 /s/ Jonathan Lasken 

 Jonathan Lasken 

Complaint Counsel 

 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

 Washington, DC 20580 

 (202) 326-2604 

 jlasken@ftc.gov 

 Counsel Supporting the Complaint 

 /s/ Edward D. Hassi 

 Edward D. Hassi 

 Leah S. Martin 

 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 

 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 Washington, D.C. 20004 

 (202) 383-8000 

 thassi@debevoise.com 

 lmartin@debevoise.com 

 Michael Schaper 

 J. Robert Abraham 

 Tristan M. Ellis 

 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 

 919 Third Avenue 

 New York, NY 10022 

 (212) 909-6000 

 mschaper@debevoise.com 

 jrabraham@debevoise.com 

 tmellis@debevoise.com 

 Corey Roush 

 Gorav Jindal 

 J. Matthew Schmitten 

 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 

 2001 K Street, N.W. 

 Washington, DC 20006 

 (202) 887-4000 

 croush@akingump.com 

 gjindal@akingump.com 

 mschmitten@akingump.com 

 Counsel for Respondent Peabody Energy 

 Corporation

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 /s/ Stephen Weissman 

 Stephen Weissman 

 Michael Perry 

 William Lavery 

 Matthew Adler 

 Elisa Beneze 

 Jarad Daniels 

 Steven Pett 

 Baker Botts LLP 

 700 K Street, N.W. 

 Washington, D.C. 20001 

 (202) 639-1313 

 stephen.weissman@bakerbotts.com 

 michael.perry@bakerbotts.com 

 william.lavery@bakerbotts.com 

 matthew.adler@bakerbotts.com 

 jarad.daniels@bakerbotts.com 

 elisa.beneze@bakerbotts.com 

 steven.pett@bakerbotts.com 

 Counsel for Respondent Arch Coal, Inc. 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

OFFICE OF THE ADMINSTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

In the Matter of ) 

 ) 

Peabody Energy Corporation, ) 

 a public company, ) Docket No. 9391 

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 and ) 

 ) 

Arch Coal, Inc., ) 

 a public company, ) 

 ) 

 Respondents. ) 

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 [PROPOSED] ORDER TO HOLD 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE TELEPHONICALLY 

On March 17, 2020, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Hold Rule 3.21(b) Scheduling 

Conference Telephonically. Upon consideration of this motion, it is hereby GRANTED. 

 

 Pursuant to Commission Rule 3.21(b), the initial scheduling conference will be held 

telephonically on March 26, 2020 at 1:00 pm. Complaint Counsel will initiate the telephone 

conference and contact the Court after all parties are present for the call. 

ORDERED: 

 D. Michael Chappell 

 Chief Administrative Law Judge 

 

Date: 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on March 17, 2020, I filed the foregoing document electronically using the 

FTC’s E-Filing System, which will send notification of such filing to: 

April Tabor 

 Acting Secretary 

 Federal Trade Commission 

 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-113 

 Washington, DC 20580 

 ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

 Administrative Law Judge 

 Federal Trade Commission 

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

 Washington, DC 20580 

I also certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served via email to: 

Stephen Weissman 

Michael Perry 

Baker Botts LLP 

1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

(202) 639-1313 

stephen.weissman@bakerbotts.com 

michael.perry@bakerbotts.com 

Counsel for Respondent Arch Coal, Inc.

 gjindal@akingump.com 

Counsel for Respondent Peabody Energy 

Corporation

 By: s/ Daniel Matheson 

 Daniel Matheson 

Counsel Supporting the Complaint 

Ted Hassi 

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 

801 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

(202) 383-8135 

thassi@debevoise.com 

Gorav Jindal 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 

20001 K St. NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 887-4234 

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CERTIFICATE FOR ELECTRONIC FILING 

I certify that the electronic copy sent to the Secretary of the Commission is a true 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 parties and the adjudicator. 

March 17, 2020 By: s/ Daniel Matheson 

 Daniel Matheson 

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