Orion Pictures Distribution Corporation v. Syufy Enterprises

829 F.2d 946 1987-2 Trade Cases 67,725 ORION PICTURES DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. SYUFY ENTERPRISES, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Nos. 86-6341, 86-6370. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 6, 1987. Decided Oct. 9, 1987. James L. Seal, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellant-cross-appellee. Maxwell M. Blecher, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-counter-claimant-appellee-cross-appellant. Robert B. Nicholson, Washington, D.C., for U.S. as amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and AGUILAR, * District Judge. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant, Orion Pictures Distribution Corporation, a movie distributor, brought this action against appellee/cross-appellant, Syufy Enterprises, a movie exhibitor, alleging antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of contract. In its antitrust claims, Orion alleged that Syufy violated Sec. 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 2 , by monopolizing and attempting to monopolize the Las Vegas movie exhibition market. Syufy…