United States v. H. David Miller, United States of America v. Continental Fuel Co., Inc., United States of America v. Don A. Bliesner

Caution

771 F.2d 1219·19 Fed. R. Serv. 647·1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 23365

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 16, 198584-3051 to 84-3053California10,162 words

Opinion

Alarcon, J.

Appellants Continental Fuel Company (Continental), Don A. Bliesner (Bleisner) and H. David Miller (Miller) were convicted after a jury trial of conspiring to fix the retail price of gasoline in Bannock County, Idaho, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. § 1 (1982)). Continental was fined $75,000; Bliesner and Miller were fined $25,000 and $35,000, respectively-

Appellants seek reversal on the following grounds:

I

BACKGROUND

The indictment charged that between January 1978 and October 1982, four corporations and eight individuals conspired and acted in concert with twelve other persons and business entities to fix gasoline prices in Bannock County (near Pocatello, Idaho). The principal organizers of the conspiracy were appellants Miller and Bleisner. David Miller worked for his father, Howard O. Miller, at the Howard O. Miller Co. (hereinafter HOMCO). HOMCO controlled four retail gasoline stations in Pocatello. Bleisner and George Frost were co-owners of appellant Continental Fuel Co. Continental owned and operated three retail gasoline stations in Pocatello. Miller and Bliesner met daily at various bars and restaurants, where they would agree to implement…

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Parties

UNITED STATES of America-
Plaintiff
H. David MILLER-
Defendant

Judges

Browning
Alarcon
Thompson

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