The complaints and consent decrees were filed at the FTC's request by the Department of Justice in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco on May 15. The consent decrees are subject to court approval. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendant actually has violated the law. The case will be decided by the court. Consent decrees are for settlement purposes only and do not constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation.
Consent decrees have the force of law when signed by the judge.
Copies of the complaints and consent decrees are available from the FTC's Public Reference Branch, Room 130, 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.