15 U.S.C. § 715i

Restraining violations

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(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, § 10, 49 Stat. 33.)Editorial NotesCodification

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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1935–2016 · leading case: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. 374 (2016).
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. 374 (2016). “§ 825p ; Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935, 15 U.S.C. § 715i(c) ; Natural Gas Act of 1938, 15 U.”
President of United States v. Skeen, 118 F.2d 58 (5th Cir. 1941). “The suits were brought by the United States Attorney in the name of the President of the United States to secure mandatory injunctions under the provisions of the Act of February 22, 1935, as amended, known as the Connally Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 715i. The complaint recites pertinent…”
President of United States v. Artex Refineries Sales Corp., 11 F. Supp. 189 (S.D. Tex. 1935). “, corporations with domiciles in this district and division, and the International-Great Northern Railroad Company and its trustees in bankruptcy, and the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, for restraining order, preliminary injunction, a„nd perpetual injunction (section…”
Graham v. Fed. Tender Bd. No. 1, 118 F.2d 8 (5th Cir. 1941). “15 U.S.C.A. § 715i. Section 9 of the Act, IS U.”
— 15 U.S.C. § 715i(c) — 1 case
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. 374 (2016). “§ 825p ; Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935, 15 U.S.C. § 715i(c) ; Natural Gas Act of 1938, 15 U.”
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