The complaint and stipulated preliminary injunction were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on January 13, 2000. The Commission vote to authorize the filing of the complaint and stipulated order was 5-0. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendant has actually violated the law. The case will be decided by the court. The stipulated preliminary injunction does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation.
Stipulated orders have the force of law when signed by the judge.