The Commission vote to authorize filing of the complaint and consent decree was 5-0. They were filed on June 7, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco, by the Department of Justice at the FTC's request. The judge approved the consent decree on June 12. Copies are available at the address below. A consent decree is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute admissions by the defendants of law violations.
Consent decrees have the force of law when signed by the judge.