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F. T. C. v. SOUTHWEST SUNSITES, INC.

No. 80-1793.

665 F.2d 711 (1982)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. SOUTHWEST SUNSITES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Nelson, W. Dennis Cross, F. T. C., Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant cross-appellee.

Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Glenn A. Mitchell, Washington, D. C., for all defendants-appellees cross-appellants except Porters.

Alston, Miller & Gaines, John H. Brebbia, Washington, D. C., for Porter Realty, Inc. and Irvin Porter.

Before INGRAHAM and TATE, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

This case presents novel questions concerning the scope of the Federal Trade Commission's statutory authorization to seek preliminary injunctive relief from the district courts. Federal Trade Commission Act § 13(b), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b) (1976).1 Pursuant to Section 13(b), the Commission asked the court below for an order escrowing certain assets of the appellees...

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