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CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44 (Rev. 3/16 DC) 

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS 

Federal Trade Commission Star Pipe Products, Ltd. 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 4018 Westhollow Parkway 

Washington, DC 20580 Houston, TX 77082 

(b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT 88888 

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY) NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION C \ SE3, USE THE LOCATION OF THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED 

(c) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN) 

Daniel P. Ducore Bernard A. Nigro Jr. 

Federal Trade Commission Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 

600 Pennnsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite CC-8416 801 17th Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20580 Tel. 202-326-2526 Washington, DC 20006 Tel. 202-639-7373 

II. BASIS OF .nJRISDICTION III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX FOR 

(PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT) FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY! 

0 0 PTF OFT PTF OFT I U.S. Government 3 Federal Question 

Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party) Citizen of this State 01 01 Incorporated or Principal Place 04 04 

of Business in This State 

0 2 U.S. Government 0 4 Diversity Citizen of Another State 02 ()2 Incorporated and Princip;il Place Os os 

Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of 

Parties in item III) of Business in Another State 

Citizen or Subject of a 

Foreign Country 

03 ()3 Foreign Nation 06 06 

IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT 

(Place an X in one cate1wrv, A-N, that best represents your Cause of Action and one in a corresponding Nature of Suit) 

0 A. Antitrust 

0 410 Antitrust 

0 B. Personal Injury/ 

Ma/practice 

O 310 Airplane 

O 315 Airplane Product Liability 

O 320 Assault, Libel & Slander 

0 330 Federal Employers Liability 

0 340Marine 

O 345 Marine Product Liability 

0 350 Motor Vehicle 

O 355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability 

O 360 Other Personal Injury 

0 362 Medical Malpractice 

0 365 Product Liability 

O 367 Health Care/Pharmaceutical 

Personal Injury Product Liability 

O 368 Asbestos Product Liability 

€> E. General Civil (Other) OR 

Real Property Bankruptcy 

0 C. Administrative Agency 

Review 

O 151 Medicare Act 

Social Security 

0 861 HIA (1395ff) 

O 862 Black Lung (923) 

0 863 DIWCIDIWW (405(g)) 

O 864 SSID Title XVI 

0 865 RSI (405(g)) 

Other Statutes 

O 891 Agricultural Acts 

O 893 Environmental Matters 

O 890 Other Statutory Actions (If 

Administrative Agency is 

Involved) 

0 F. Pro Se General Civil 

Forfeiture/Penalty 

0 210 Land Condemnation 

0 220 Foreclosure 

0 422 Appeal 27 USC 158 

O 423 Withdrawal 28 USC 157 

0 625 Drug Related Seizure of 

Property 21USC881 

0 230 Rent, Lease & Ejectment [K] 690 Other 

0 240 Torts to Land 

0 245 Tort Product Liability 

0 290 All Other Real Property 

Personal Property 

0 370 Other Fraud 

0 371 Truth in Lending 

0 380 Other Personal Property 

Damage 

0 385 Property Damage 

Product Liability 

Prisoner Petitions D 535 Death Penalty 

0 540 Mandamus & Other 

0 550 Civil Rights 

0 555 Prison Conditions 

0 560 Civil Detainee - Conditions 

of Confinement 

Property Rights 

0 820 Copyrights 

0 830Patent 

0 840 Trademark 

Federal Tax Suits 

O 870 Taxes (US plaintiff or 

defendant) 

Other Statutes 

0 375 False Claims Act 

0 376 Qui Tam (31 USC 

3729(a)) 

0 400 State Reapportionment 

0 430 Banks & Banking 

0 450 Commerce/ICC 

Rates/etc. 

0 460 Deportation 

0 462 Naturalization 

Application 

0 465 Other Immigration 

Actions 

0 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7609 

0 D. Temporary Restraining 

Order/Preliminary 

Injunction 

Any nature of suit from any category 

may be selected for this category of case 

assignment. 

*(If Antitrust, then A governs)* 

0 470 Racketeer Influenced 

& Corrupt Organization 

0 480 Consumer Credit 

0 490 Cable/Satellite TV 

0 850 Securities/Commodities/ 

Exchange 

0 896 Arbitration 

0 899 Administrative Procedure 

Act/Review or Appeal of 

Agency Decision 

0 950 Constitutionality of State 

Statutes 

0 890 Other Statutory Actions 

(if not administrative agency 

review or Privacy Act) 
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0 G. Habeas Corpus/ 0 H. Employment 0 I._ _ fOIA/Privacy Act 0 ;} . .StwJ-enr Vmn 

2255 Discrimination r' .. 

D 530 Habeas Corp_us - General D 442 Civil Rights - Employment D 895 Freedom of Inlbrmatioli Act D 1 ~t Rt~i ~ty iir Defaulted 

0 510 MotionNacate Sentence (criteria: race, gender/sex, D 890 Other Statuto0· Aetions Stutltrif Lbllfl 

D 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien national origin, (if Privacy Act) (r'<~ludldit eterans) 

Detainee discrimination, disability, age, 

religion, retaliation) 

*(If pro se, select this deck)* *(If prose, select this deck)* .. . ~ . 

0 K. Labor/ER/SA () L. Other Civil Rights 0 M. Contract 0 N. Three-Judge 

(non-employment) (non-employment) Couri D 110 Insurance 

0 710 Fair Labor Standards Act 0 441 Voting (if not Voting Rights 0 120Marine D 441 Civil Rights -- Voting 

O no Labor/Mgmt: Relations Act) D 130 Millrr Act (if Voting Rights Act) 

0 740 Labor Railway Act D 443 Housing/Accommodations D 140 Negotiable Instrument 

0 751 Family and Medical 0 440 Other Civil Rights D 150 Recovery of Overpayment 

Leave Act D 445 Americans wffiisabilities - & Enforcement of 

D 790 Other Labor Litigation Employll)ent Judgment 

J;;l~~ Empt. Ret. Inc. Security Act 0 446 Americans wffiisabilities- D 153 Recovery of Overpayment 

Other of Veteran's Benefits 

0 448 Education D 160 Stockholder's Suits 

D 190 Other Contracts 

D 195 Contract Product Liability 

D 196 Franchise 

V. ORIGIN 

0 1 Original 02 Removed 0 3 Remanded from 0 4 Reinstated or 0 5 Transferred from 0 6 Multi-district {)7 Appeal to 

Proceeding from State Appellate Court Reopened another district Litigation District Judge 

Court (specify) from Mag. Judge 

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.) 

45 U.S.C. sec. 4q(I); complaint for civil penalties for violation of final FTC administrative order 

VII. REQUESTED IN CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS DEMAND$ 120,000 Check YES only if demanded in complaint ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 COMPLAINT JURY DEMAND: YES D NO 00 

VIII. RELATED CASE(S) (See instruction) YES CJ NO CK] If yes, please complete related case form 

IF ANY r'°'\. 

DATE: April 25, 2016 I SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OFRECORD ( ~ 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44 

Authority for Civil Cover Sheet 

The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and services of pleadings or other papers as required 

by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the 

Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed. 

Listed below are tips for completing the civil cover sheet These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet. 

I. COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT (b) County of residence: Use 1100 I to indicate plaintiff if resident 

of Washington, DC, 88888 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washington, DC, and 99999 if plaintiff is outside the United States. 

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES: This section is completed Ql1jy if diversity of citizenship was selected as the Basis of Jurisdiction 

under Section IL 

IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT: The assignment of a judge to your case will depend on the category you select that best 

represents the Jllirr@:y cause of action found in your complaint. You may select only one category. You must also select one corresponding 

nature of suit found under the category of the case. 

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION: Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing and write a brief statement of the primary cause. 

VIII. RELATED CASE(S), IF ANY: If you indicated that there is a related case, you must complete a related case form, which may be obtained from 

the Clerk's Office. 

Because of the need for accurate and complete information, you should ensure the accuracy of the information provided prior to signing the form.