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Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part V - PROCEDURE (§§ 1651 - 2113)
Chapter 114 - CLASS ACTIONS (§§ 1711 - 1715)
Section 1714 - Protection against discrimination based on geographic location
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART V - PROCEDURE CHAPTER 114 - CLASS ACTIONS Sec. 1714 - Protection against discrimination based on geographic location |
| Contains | section 1714 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-2, §3(a), Feb. 18, 2005, 119 Stat. 7. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 119 Stat. 7 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 109-2 |
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28 USC § 1714 (2011)
§1714. Protection against discrimination based on geographic location
The court may not approve a proposed settlement that provides for the payment of greater sums to some class members than to others solely on the basis that the class members to whom the greater sums are to be paid are located in closer geographic proximity to the court.
(Added Pub. L. 109–2, §3(a), Feb. 18, 2005, 119 Stat. 7.)
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