Opinion ID: 382196
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Mootness of Case

Text: 26 If the Commission were correct, however, that failure of petitioner to publish commuter airlines connecting flight schedules amounted to an antitrust violation, the fact that petitioner had already begun to publish such information before the conclusion of the proceedings would not make the cease and desist order invalid. In such a situation, as we have held, the Commission has discretion to find that an order is warranted because of the possibility of unlawful recurrence of the activity. SCM Corp. v. FTC (I), 565 F.2d 807, 812-13 (2d Cir. 1977); see also SCM Corp. v. FTC (II), 612 F.2d 707 (2d Cir. 1980), petition for cert. filed, 48 U.S.L.W. 3794 (U.S. Apr. 12, 1980) (No. 79-1599). There is no evidence in our case that the FTC imposed any improper burden on the petitioner, which was the reason for the remand in SCM Corp. v. FTC (I), and we see no evidence of an abuse of discretion since quite plainly the mere cessation of illegal activity-even coupled with a promise to obey the law in the future-will not defeat the entry of a cease and desist order. Fedders Corp. v. FTC, 529 F.2d 1398, 1403 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 818, 97 S.Ct. 63, 50 L.Ed.2d 79 (1976); see Jay Norris, Inc. v. FTC, 598 F.2d 1244, 1251 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 980, 100 S.Ct. 481, 62 L.Ed.2d 406 (1979). 27 As previously stated, we need not reach petitioner's First Amendment claim. 28 Petition to review granted; Commission order reversed for reasons stated above.