Finally, the settlement contains standard reporting requirements necessary to assist the Commission in monitoring the defendants' compliance. The Commission vote to authorize filing of the proposed settlement was 5-0. The complaint and proposed consent judgment were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco, on July 19. The FTC's San Francisco Regional Office handled the investigation. This consent judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation.
Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.