FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner,
v.
David ROCKEFELLER, Chairman, and the Chase Manhattan Corporation,
Donald C. Platten, Chairman, and Chemical New York Corporation,
Walter B. Wriston, Chairman, and Citicorp,
Roger E. Anderson, Chairman, and Continental Illinois Corporation,
James H. Higgins, Chairman, and Mellon National Corporation,
E. C. Patterson, Chairman, and J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc., Respondents.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner,
v.
A. W. CLAUSEN, President, and Bank America Corporation, Respondents.
United States District Court, S. D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 23, 1977.
November 23, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert J. Lewis, Gen. Counsel, Gerald P. Norton, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Gerald Harwood, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Warren S. Grimes, F.F.C., Washington, D. C., for the F. T. C.
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D. C., and Bela Szathmary, Ralph J. Aiello, Bank of America N.T. & S.A., New York City, for respondents A. W. Clausen, President, and BankAmerica Corp.; Arnold M. Lerman, Gary D. Wilson, Robert G. Wilson, Washington, D. C., of counsel.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for respondents Donald C. Platten, Chairman, and Chemical New York Corp.; Ralph L. McAfee, Richard S. Simmons, Steven C. Schroer, New York City, of counsel.
Shearman & Sterling, New York City, for respondents Walter B. Wriston, Chairman, and Citicorp; John E. Hoffman, Jr., Herman E. Compter, Francisca A. Sabadie, New York City, of counsel.
Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., White & Case, New York City, for respondents Roger E. Anderson, Chairman, and Continental Illinois Corp.; Miles G. Seeley, John Bleveans, Thaddeus J. Marciniak, Chicago, Ill., Rayner M. Hamilton, New York City, of counsel.
Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for respondents E. C. Patterson, Chairman, and J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc.; Taggart Whipple, Steven F. Goldstone, Henry H. Korn, New York City, of counsel.
Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison, Pittsburgh, Pa., for respondents James H. Higgins, Chairman, and Mellon Nat. Corp.; Joseph A. Katarincic, David L. Feigenbaum, Pittsburgh, Pa., of counsel.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for respondents David Rockefeller, Chairman, and the Chase Manhattan Corp.; Edward J. Reilly, Kenneth A. Perko, Jr., New York City, of counsel.
United States District Court, S. D. New York.
LASKER, District Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") moves for enforcement1 of seven subpoenas duces tecum, which were issued to the respondent bank holding corporations ("banks") in June, 1975. The banks resist enforced compliance, contending — sometimes by way of affirmative defense, other times, by counterclaim — that: (1) the FTC lacks the authority to issue the subpoenas, (2) whether or not authority exists...
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