§ 25. — Restraining violations; procedure.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC25]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 25. Restraining violations; procedure
The several district courts of the United States are invested with
jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this Act, and it
shall be the duty of the several United States attorneys, in their
respective districts, under the direction of the Attorney General, to
institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations.
Such proceedings may be by way of petition setting forth the case and
praying that such violation shall be enjoined or otherwise prohibited.
When the parties complained of shall have been duly notified of such
petition, the court shall proceed, as soon as may be, to the hearing and
determination of the case; and pending such petition, and before final
decree, the court may at any time make such temporary restraining order
or prohibition as shall be deemed just in the premises. Whenever it
shall appear to the court before which any such proceeding may be
pending that the ends of justice require that other parties should be
brought before the court, the court may cause them to be summoned
whether they reside in the district in which the court is held or not,
and subpoenas to that end may be served in any district by the marshal
thereof.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, Sec. 15, 38 Stat. 736; June 25, 1948, ch. 646,
Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 909.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38
Stat. 730, as amended, which is classified generally to sections 12, 13,
14 to 19, 20, 21, and 22 to 27 of this title, and sections 52 and 53 of
Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 12 of
this title and Tables.
Change of Name
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted ``United States
attorneys'' for ``district attorneys of the United States''. See section
541 et seq. of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4016 of this title.
