CALIFORNIA STATE BD. OF OPTOMETRY v. F.T.C.

Nos. 89-1190, 89-1191, 89-1202, 89-1293, 89-1301, 89-1307, 89-1308, 89-1314, 89-1316 and 89-1317.

924 F.2d 243 (1991)

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Respondent, National Association of Optometrists and Opticians, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

January 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Lazar (for California State Bd. of Optometry), with whom Sara Rittman (for Missouri State Bd. of Optometry), Steve Clark and Mary B. Stallcup (for Arkansas State Bd. of Optometry), Allen R. Grossman (for State of Fla. and Florida State Bd. of Optometry), Kenneth O. Eikenberry and John H. Keith (for Washington State Bd. of Optometry), Debra W. Jeppson (for State of Nev. and Nevada State Bd. of Optometry), Fred W. Stork, III (for Arizona State Bd. of Optometry), and Roger L. Chaffe and Howard M. Casway (for intervenor Virginia Bd. of Optometry), were on the joint brief, for petitioner/intervenor States and/or State Boards of Optometry.

Edward A. Groobert, with whom Ellis Lyons, Bennett Boskey, D. Biard MacGuineas, and Morris Klein (for American Optometric Ass'n), and William A. Gould, Jr., Alan G. Perkins, and Mark L. Andrews (for California Optometric Ass'n), were on the joint brief, for petitioners in Nos. 89-1191 and 89-1202.

Lawrence DeMille-Wagman, Atty., Federal Trade Com'n ("FTC"), with whom Jay C. Shaffer, Acting Gen. Counsel, and Ernest J. Isenstadt, Asst. Gen. Counsel, FTC, were on the brief, for respondent.

Andrew J. Pincus, with whom Kenneth S. Geller was on the brief, for intervenor Nat. Ass'n of Optometrists and Opticians in Nos. 89-1190, 89-1191, and 89-1202.

Steven S. Honigman, Donald S. Dawson, and M. Joseph Stoutenburgh, were on the joint brief, for amici curiae American Ass'n of Retired Persons and the Opticians Ass'n of America.

Paul Farley, Asst. Atty. Gen. of New Mexico, H. Al Cole, Jr., Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen. of North Carolina, and Craig M. Eichstadt, Asst. Atty. Gen. of South Dakota, were on the joint brief, for amici curiae States of N.M., Ala., Colo., Miss., N.C., S.D., Tex., Utah and Wyo.

Fred Niemann, Jr., was on the brief, for amicus curiae Texas Optometric Ass'n, Inc.

Peter M. Sfikas and Werner Strupp, were on the joint brief, for amici curiae American Dental Ass'n and American Podiatric Medical Ass'n.

Mary C. Jacobson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Andrea M. Silkowitz, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Regina H. Nugent, Deputy Atty. Gen., were on the brief, for amici curiae New Jersey State Bd. of Optometry and the New Jersey State Bd. of Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians and State of Or.

Thomas J. Gillooly, Senior Deputy Atty. Gen., was on the brief, for amicus curiae State of W.Va.

Kathlyn Rhodes entered an appearance, for petitioners State of Okl. and the Oklahoma Bd. of Examiners in Optometry in No. 89-1316.

Randall W. Childress entered an appearance, for amicus curiae State of N.M.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, and BUCKLEY and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

On consideration of the petitions for rehearing filed by respondent Federal Trade Commission and intervenor National Association of Optometrists and Opticians, and the supplemental briefs filed with respect thereto, it is

ORDERED by the court that the petitions for rehearing are denied for the reasons set forth in the attached memorandum.

MEMORANDUM

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