Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§5 Bringing in Additional Parties
Title 15 › CHAPTER 1 — MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 5
Summary
A court in a proceeding under section 4 can add other people to the case and require them to appear, even if they live outside the district; marshals may serve orders anywhere.
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102