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defendant American Medical Asso-
citation, well knowing that doctors
on the medical staff of Group Health
Association, Inc, were not per-
mitted, and intending that they be
not permitted, to become or remain
members of such societies. Defend
ant Washington Academy of Surgery
recommended to those Washington
hospitals which made inquiry of it
that said hospitals exclude from
their courtesy staffs the surgeon on
the medical staff of Group Health
Association, Inc: in so doing, said
defendant Washington Academy of
Surgery based its action principally
upon the membership of said surgeon
on the medical staff of Group Health
Association, Inc.
Refused to Appoint Surgeon.
The Washington hospitals have
failed and refused to appoint the
surgeon on the medical staff Of
Group Health Association, Inc, to
their courtesy staffs, notwithstand-
ing the fact that said surgeon is
qualified and competent in the prac-
tice of surgery: in so doing, the said
hospitals based their actions prin-
cipally upon the membership of said
surgeon on the medical staff OF
Group Health Association, Inc. De-
PENDANTS (other than defendants
Washington Academy of Surgery
and Harris County Medical Society,
by threatening to deprive him OF
courtesy staff privileges at a WASH
lngton hospital, induced physician
on the medical staff of Group Health
Association, Inc, to resign from the
said associations medical staff.
Principally by the means herein
above described, defendants have
coerced the Washington hospitals
to boycott Group Health Associa-
ton, Inc, and the doctors on the
said associations staff. BY thus
coercing the Washington hospitals,
defendants hindered and obstructed
Group Health Association, Inc, in
obtaining access to hospital facili-
ties for it's members. and hindered
and obstructed the doctors on the
medical staff of Group Health As
sociation, Inc, from treating and
operating upon their patients in the
Washington hospitals.
81. Some defendants have per-
formed certain of the acts herein
set forth in the formation and in
the furtherance of the combination
and conspiracy, while other defend
ants have performed other of the
acts herein set forth in the forma-
ton and in the furtherance of the
combination and conspiracy. Each
defendant has, however, knowingly
participated in the formation and
furtherance of the combination and
conspiracy, pursuant to the common
purposes set forth in paragraph "a
of this indictment.
SO. The combination and conspira-
cy hereinabove described, effectuated
in part In the manner and by the
means herinabove alleged, has. as in
tended by defendants. prevented
doctors from becoming or remaining
members of the medical staff of
Group Health Association. Inc, and
has prevented other doctors from
consulting with the doctors on the
medical staff of Group Health As
sociation, Inc, and has prevented
doctors on the medical stoff Of
Group Health Association, Inc. from
treating and operating on their
patients in any of the hospitals in
or near the District of Columbia.
Principally by these means, defend
ants, in thus combining and con-
spring, have substantially accom-
plished all the illegal purposes set
forth in paragraph "a of this in
dictment, and have succeeded in
imposing all said intended restraints
Of trade.
80. The combination and conspir-
acy herein set forth has been formed
to large extent and, as intended by
the defendants, has operated and
been carried out to large extent
within the District of Columbia
Most of the restraints of trade result
ing from such combination and con-
spiracy have been imposed and ef-
fected in the District of Columbia
Among other acts done in the Dis
trict of Columbia for the purpose
of effectuating the combination and
conspiracy alleged in this indict-
ment was the adoption of the reso-
luton set forth in paragraph 35 OF
this indictment, at meeting of de-
fendant, the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia.
And so the grand jurors aforesaid
upon their oaths aforesaid, do fine
and present that defendants
throughout the period aforesaid, al
the places, and in the manner ano
form aforesaid, unlaWfully have en-.
gagged in continuing combination
and conspiracy in restraint of tht
aforesaid trade and commerce ii
and of the District of Columbia
contrary to the statute in such cast
made and provided, and against thu
peace and dignity of the United
States of America.