§ 715i. — Restraining violations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC715i]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 15A--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Sec. 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.
(Feb. 22, 1935, ch. 18, Sec. 10, 49 Stat. 33.)
Codification
In subsec. (c), ``sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28''
substituted for ``sections 128 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended
[28 U.S.C. 225 and 347]'' on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62
Stat. 869, the first section of which enacted Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure.
