04 05 2012 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

In the Matter of 

PUBLIC 

McWANE, INC., 

a corporation, and Docket No. 9351 

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

 a limited partnership. 

Joint Motion to Hold in Abeyance 

Star Pipe Products, Ltd.’s Motion to Limit Subpoenas 

On March 26, 2012, Star Pipe Products, Ltd. (“Star”) filed a motion to limit the 

subpoenas duces tecum served by Complaint Counsel and McWane Inc. (“McWane”) and the 

subpoenas ad testificandum served by McWane. Since the motion was filed, Star, Complaint 

Counsel, and McWane have continued their discussions regarding Star’s response to the 

subpoenas, and Star has begun the process of collecting and producing documents pursuant to 

the protocols it has discussed with Complaint Counsel and McWane. Therefore, Star, Complaint 

Counsel, and McWane are in agreement that Star’s motion to limit subpoenas should be held in 

abeyance while Star completes this process; that no response or opposition papers to Star’s 

motion to limit subpoenas need be filed by Complaint Counsel or McWane at this time; and that 

if either McWane, Complaint Counsel, or Star notifies the others via email that the negotiations 

have broken down, McWane and Complaint Counsel shall have five (5) calendar days from the 

date on which the email was sent to respond to Star’s motion to limit subpoenas. 

Therefore, Star, Complaint Counsel, and McWane request that Star’s motion to limit 

subpoenas be held in abeyance, pending further notification from the parties. 

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Dated: April 5, 2012 

 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Gregory S. C. Huffman 

Gregory S. C. Huffman 

William M. Katz, Jr. 

Nicole L. Williams 

Brian W. Stoltz 

Thompson & Knight LLP 

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 

Dallas, Texas 75201 

(214) 969-1700 

fax: (214) 969-1751 

gregory.huffman@tklaw.com 

william.katz@tklaw.com 

nicole.williams@tklaw.com 

brian.stoltz@tklaw.com 

Attorneys for Star Pipe Products, Ltd. 

/s/ Thomas H. Brock 

Edward Hassi 

Geoffrey M. Green 

Linda Holleran 

Thomas H. Brock 

Michael L. Bloom 

Jeanine K. Balbach 

J. Alexander Ansaldo 

Bureau of Competition 

Federal Trade Commission 

Washington, DC 20580 

Complaint Counsel 

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/s/ Andreas Stargard 

Joseph A. Ostoyich 

Andreas Stargard 

Baker Botts L.L.P. 

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004-2420 

joseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com 

Attorneys for McWane Inc. 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

In the Matter of 

McWANE, INC., 

a corporation, and 

PUBLIC 

Docket No. 9351 

STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD., 

 a limited partnership. 

[Proposed] Order 

Star Pipe Products, Ltd. (“Star”), McWane Inc. (“McWane”) and Complaint Counsel 

have filed a joint motion to hold in abeyance Star’s motion to limit subpoenas, which motion to 

limit subpoenas was previously filed on March 26, 2012. The joint motion explains that since 

Star’s motion to limit subpoenas was filed, Star, Complaint Counsel, and McWane have 

continued their discussions regarding Star’s response to the subpoenas, and Star has begun the 

process of collecting and producing documents pursuant to the protocols it has discussed with 

Complaint Counsel and McWane. 

Based on the foregoing, the joint motion is hereby GRANTED. It is therefore 

ORDERED that Star’s motion to limit subpoenas is held in abeyance pending further notification 

from the parties, and that no response or opposition papers are due from Complaint Counsel or 

McWane Inc. at this time. If either McWane, Complaint Counsel, or Star notifies the others via 

email that the negotiations have broken down, McWane and Complaint Counsel shall have five 

(5) calendar days from the date on which the email was sent to respond to Star’s motion to limit. 

 SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April ____, 2012. _____________________________ 

 D. Michael Chappell

 Chief Administrative Law Judge 
Certificate of Service and Regarding Electronic Submission 

I certify that on April 5, 2012, I filed the foregoing document electronically in PDF 

format using the FTC’s E-Filing System, and also served a copy of the foregoing document on 

the following by the method indicated: 

Joseph A. Ostoyich Edward Hassi 

Andreas Stargard Geoffrey M. Green 

Baker Botts L.L.P. Linda Holleran 

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Thomas H. Brock 

Washington, D.C. 20004-2420 Michael L. Bloom
 

Jeanine K. Balbach 

J. Alan Truitt J. Alexander Ansaldo 

Thomas W. Thagard III Bureau of Competition 

Maynard Cooper & Gale PC Federal Trade Commission 

1901 Sixth Avenue North Washington, DC 20580

2400 Regions Harbert Plaza 

Birmingham, AL 35203 Complaint Counsel 

(by email to ehassi@ftc.gov)

Counsel for McWane, Inc. 

(by email to 

joseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com) The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-106 

Washington, DC 20580 

(by email to oalj@ftc.gov and by Federal 

Express) 

I also certify that the electronic PDF copy of the foregoing document sent to the 

Secretary of the Commission via the FTC E-Filing System is a true and correct copy of the 

original in my possession, which is available for review by the parties and the adjudicator. 

/s/ Brian W. Stoltz 

Brian W. Stoltz