Exhibitors' Service, Inc. v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc., and Amc Film Marketing, Inc., Formerly Known as Amc Film Management, Inc., Missouri Corporations, American Multi-Cinema, Inc., Amc Film Management, Inc., Amc Film Marketing, Inc., Amc Film Exhibition, Inc., and Durwood, Inc., Exhibitors' Service, Inc. v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc., and Amc Field Marketing, Inc.
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788 F.2d 574 54 USLW 2610 , 1986-1 Trade Cases 67,067 EXHIBITORS' SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff/Appellee, v. AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC., and AMC Film Marketing, Inc., formerly known as AMC Film Management, Inc., Missouri Corporations, Defendants/Appellants, American Multi-Cinema, Inc., AMC Film Management, Inc., AMC Film Marketing, Inc., AMC Film Exhibition, Inc., and Durwood, Inc., Defendants. EXHIBITORS' SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff/Appellant, v. AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC., and AMC Field Marketing, Inc., Defendants/Appellees. Nos. 84-5530, 84-5704. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 5, 1985. Decided April 25, 1986. Maxwell Blecher, Blecher, Collins, & Weinstein, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff/appellee. Robert C. Hackett, Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, & Blakeley, P.C., Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants/appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CANBY, BEEZER and HALL, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case, the controlling issue is whether plaintiff is the proper party, 1 under Section Four of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 15 (1982), to bring this antitrust action for…