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F. T. C. v. SWANSON

No. 77-1080.

560 F.2d 1 (1977)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner, Appellee, v. Kenneth C. SWANSON et al., Respondents, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard S. Boros, Washington, D. C., with whom Boros & Garofalo, P. C., Washington, D. C., was on brief, for respondents, appellants.

William A. Horne, Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Gerald P. Norton, Acting Gen. Counsel, and Jerold D. Cummins, Acting Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for petitioner, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, and DOOLING, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

In 1976, the Federal Trade Commission began an investigation of the package tour industry. The Commission issued subpoenas to many tour operators, including appellants. Appellants refused to comply, claiming that they were indirect air carriers and thus subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Acting under 15 U.S.C. § 49, the Commission sought enforcement of its subpoenas in federal district court. The court granted enforcement...

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