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F. T. C. v. JIM WALTER CORP.

No. 80-1597.

651 F.2d 251 (1981)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner-Appellee, v. JIM WALTER CORPORATION, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

July 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson & Elkins, John D. Taurman, Washington, D.C., Thompson & Knight, Eugene W. Brees, II, Dallas, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

Charles David Nelson, Federal Trade Comm., Washington, D.C., for petitioner-appellee.

Before RUBIN and GARZA, Circuit Judges, and SUTTLE, District Judge.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Trade Commission brought this action in the Northern District of Texas to enforce a subpoena duces tecum issued to Jim Walter Corporation. The district court modified the subpoena and ordered enforcement. Jim Walter argues that, because it transacts no business in the Northern District of Texas, the district court lacked statutory jurisdiction, authority for service of process and a constitutional basis for exercising...

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