United States v. S. Rosengarten & Co. (106 F. Supp. 436, 1952)

WEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the defendant from violating certain provisions of the Office of Price Stabilization, Ceiling Price Regulation 25, as amended, dealing with ceiling prices of beef sold at retail and the method and manner of 'control of the sale and distribution of beef. Authority for the issuance of the injunction is contained in the Defense Production Act .of 1950. 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 2109(a).

Defendant owns and operates fourteen retail meat stores in New York City and employs approximately one hundred and ten employees. Upon a spot check of five of defendant’s stores at various dates in August and November 1951 and March 1952, violations were reported by O.P.S. inspectors at the stores so visited, which fall into three different categories:

(1) Failure to post two or more con.■spicuously placed notices informing customers of their right to observe the grinding ■of meat as required by Section 5(c) (2)