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F. T. C. v. TURNER

No. 78-2932.

609 F.2d 743 (1980)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Glenn W. TURNER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 13, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis E. Hynes, W. Dennis Cross, Gerald P. Norton, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C., for petitioner-appellant.

Nichols & Tatich, Philip Tatich, Orlando, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, CHARLES CLARK and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 13, 1980.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This case raises the question of the power of the Federal Trade Commission (F.T.C.) to use an investigational subpoena to ascertain whether the subject of a cease and desist order has sufficient financial resources to make worthwhile a civil damage action for consumer redress. We hold that the F.T.C.'s otherwise broad investigatory powers...

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