15 U.S.C. § 715i : US Code - Section 715I: Restraining violations

Search 15 U.S.C. § 715i : US Code - Section 715I: Restraining violations

(a) Mandatory injunction upon application of President
Upon application of the President, by the Attorney General, the
United States District Courts shall have jurisdiction to issue
mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with the
provisions of this chapter or any regulation issued thereunder.
(b) Discretionary action in district court to enjoin acts or
practices
Whenever it shall appear to the President that any person is
engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute
or will constitute a violation of any provision of this chapter or
of any regulation thereunder, he may in his discretion, by the
Attorney General, bring an action in the proper United States
District Court to enjoin such acts or practices, and upon a proper
showing a permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order
shall be granted without bond.
(c) Exclusive jurisdiction of district court; review
The United States District Courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction of violations of this chapter or the regulations
thereunder, and of all suits in equity and actions at law brought
to enforce any liability or duty created by, or to enjoin any
violation of, this chapter or the regulations thereunder. Any
criminal proceeding may be brought in the district wherein any act
or transaction constituting the violation occurred. Any suit or
action to enforce any liability or duty created by this chapter or
regulations thereunder, or to enjoin any violation of this chapter
or any regulations thereunder, may be brought in any such district
or in the district wherein the defendant is found or is an
inhabitant or transacts business, and process in such cases may be
served in any other district of which the defendant is an
inhabitant or wherever the defendant may be found. Judgments and
decrees so rendered shall be subject to review as provided in
sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28.
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