§ 4. — Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; 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: 15USC4]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys;
procedure
The several district courts of the United States are invested with
jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of sections 1 to 7 of
this title; 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.
(July 2, 1890, ch. 647, Sec. 4, 26 Stat. 209; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231,
Sec. 291, 36 Stat. 1167; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 909.)
Codification
Act Mar. 3, 1911, vested jurisdiction in ``district'' courts,
instead of ``circuit'' courts.
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 5 of this title.
