Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Jim Walter Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1981No. 80-1597PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALYIN 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 jurisdiction consistent with the Due Process Clause. We find each of these arguments fundamentally flawed and hold that the district…
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