Finally, the order contains standard monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure their compliance with its terms. The Commission vote to authorize staff to file the complaint and stipulated final judgment was 5-0. The stipulated final judgment was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on May 29, 2001. The judgment requires the court's final approval and is not binding until signed by the judge. This stipulated final judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation.
Stipulated judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. Holiday Plus Travel, LLC, et al.