United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant…

Court: United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Jun 20, 2000

Civil Action No. 98-1232 (TPJ), 98-1233 (TPJ) (D.D.C. Jun. 20, 2000)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 98-1232 (TPJ), 98-1233 (TPJ).

June 20, 2000.

ORDER

THOMAS PENFIELD JACKSON, District Judge.

Upon consideration of the joint motion of the plaintiffs for certification pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 29(b), and the opposition of defendant Microsoft Corporation thereto, it is, this 20^th day of June, 2000,

ORDERED, that the joint motion by plaintiffs for certification pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 29(b) is granted, and this Court hereby certifies that immediate consideration by the Supreme Court of the appeal taken herein is of general public importance in the administration of justice; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED, that the Final Judgment of June 7, 2000, is stayed in its entirety until the appeal therefrom is heard and decided, unless the stay is earlier vacated by an appellate court.