United States v. Bns Inc. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc. v. Koppers Company, Inc., Participant-Appellee. United States of America v. Bns Inc. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc. v. Koppers Company, Inc., Participant-Appellee

848 F.2d 945 56 USLW 2719 , 1988-1 Trade Cases 68,038 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. BNS INC.; Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellants, v. KOPPERS COMPANY, INC., Participant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BNS INC.; Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc., Defendants, v. KOPPERS COMPANY, INC., Participant-Appellee. Nos. 88-5849, 88-5850. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 13, 1988. Decided May 27, 1988. John Bodner, Jr., Thomas N. Heyer, James H. Curtin, Jon R. Roellke, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., William C. Conkle, John A. Conkle, Jessica K. Frazier, Conkle & Olesten, Los Angeles, Cal., for participant-appellee Koppers. Robert B. Nicholson, John P. Fonte, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant U.S.A. Mark Leddy, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington, D.C., Gregory P. Stone, Munger, Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants BNS Inc. and Gifford-Hill & Co. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. ORDER Before PREGERSON, BOOCHEVER, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 On April 5, 1988, the United…