15 U.S.C. § 70f — Injunction proceedings

The Commission can go to court when it has reason to believe two things. First, that a person is doing, or is about to do, something that sections 70a, 70c, 70d, 70g, or 70h(b) make unlawful. Second, that stopping that act now would serve the public interest — until the Commission issues a complaint under the Federal Trade Commission Act and that complaint is dismissed or set aside by a court, or until a cease-and-desist order on it becomes final. When both are true, the Commission can sue in the U.S. district court, or a territorial court, for the district or Territory where the person lives or does business. It can ask the court to stop the act. If the Commission makes the proper showing, the court must grant a temporary injunction or restraining order — without the Commission having to post a bond.