Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§5 Bringing in Additional Parties

Title 15 › Chapter 1— MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 5

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

If adding parties is needed for justice in a pending case, the court can summon them wherever they live, and marshals may serve subpoenas.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §5

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceeding under section 4 of this title may be pending, that the ends of justice require that other parties should be brought before the court, the court may cause them to be summoned, whether they reside in the district in which the court is held or not; and subpoenas to that end may be served in any district by the marshal thereof.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 5

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60