Case Name: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., et al., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1988-02-19
Citations: 268 U.S. App. D.C. 307
Docket Number: No. 88-5048
Parties: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before ROBINSON, EDWARDS and STARR , Circuit Judges.
Reporter: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Volume: 268
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
841 F.2d 1132
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., et al., Appellees.
No. 88-5048.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Feb. 19, 1988.
Before ROBINSON, EDWARDS and STARR , Circuit Judges.
Judge Starr would deny the motion.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Upon consideration of Appellant's Emergency Motion for Provisional Injunctive Relief and the Opposition thereto, it is
ORDERED by the court that the motion be granted. The proposed merger of appellees Owens-Illinois, Incorporated and Brockway, Incorporated is therefore enjoined until further order of the court. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that appellant file its motion for injunction pending appeal, if any, by 12:00 p.m., February 23, 1988. Appellees' response is due no later than 10:00 a.m., February 24, 1988.
This order is not to be understood by the parties as an indication of how the court will rule on the merits of any request for injunctive relief pending appeal. The pur-' pose of this order is only to allow the parties .and the court additional time to assess whether injunctive relief is warranted by the facts of this case.