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Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part IV - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 1251 - 1631)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 81 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 1251 - 1260)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1251 - Original jurisdiction
- Section 1252 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100-352, §1, June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 662
- Section 1253 - Direct appeals from decisions of three-judge courts
- Section 1254 - Courts of appeals; certiorari; certified questions
- Section 1255, 1256 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-164, title I, §123, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 36
- Section 1257 - State courts; certiorari
- Section 1258 - Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; certiorari
- Section 1259 - Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; certiorari
- Section 1260 - Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari
- Chapter 83 - COURTS OF APPEALS (§§ 1291 - 1296)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1291 - Final decisions of district courts
- Section 1292 - Interlocutory decisions
- Section 1293 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-189, §3, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 417
- Section 1294 - Circuits in which decisions reviewable
- Section 1295 - Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Section 1296 - Review of certain agency actions
- Chapter 85 - DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION (§§ 1330 - 1369)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1330 - Actions against foreign states
- Section 1331 - Federal question
- Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
- Section 1333 - Admiralty, maritime and prize cases
- Section 1334 - Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
- Section 1335 - Interpleader
- Section 1336 - Surface Transportation Board's orders
- Section 1337 - Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs
- Section 1338 - Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition
- Section 1339 - Postal matters
- Section 1340 - Internal revenue; customs duties
- Section 1341 - Taxes by States
- Section 1342 - Rate orders of State agencies
- Section 1343 - Civil rights and elective franchise
- Section 1344 - Election disputes
- Section 1345 - United States as plaintiff
- Section 1346 - United States as defendant
- Section 1347 - Partition action where United States is joint tenant
- Section 1348 - Banking association as party
- Section 1349 - Corporation organized under federal law as party
- Section 1350 - Alien's action for tort
- Section 1351 - Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant
- Section 1352 - Bonds executed under federal law
- Section 1353 - Indian allotments
- Section 1354 - Land grants from different states
- Section 1355 - Fine, penalty or forfeiture
- Section 1356 - Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
- Section 1357 - Injuries under Federal laws
- Section 1358 - Eminent domain
- Section 1359 - Parties collusively joined or made
- Section 1360 - State civil jurisdiction in actions to which Indians are parties
- Section 1361 - Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty
- Section 1362 - Indian tribes
- Section 1363 - Jurors' employment rights
- Section 1364 - Direct actions against insurers of members of diplomatic missions and their families
- Section 1365 - Senate actions
- Section 1366 - Construction of references to laws of the United States or Acts of Congress
- Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction
- Section 1368 - Counterclaims in unfair practices in international trade.
- Section 1369 - Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction
- Chapter 87 - DISTRICT COURTS; VENUE (§§ 1390 - 1413)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1390 - Scope
- Section 1391 - Venue generally
- Section 1392 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112-63, §203, Dec. 7, 2011, 125 Stat. 764
- Section 1393 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100-702, title X, §1001(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4664
- Section 1394 - Banking association's action against Comptroller of Currency
- Section 1395 - Fine, penalty or forfeiture
- Section 1396 - Internal revenue taxes
- Section 1397 - Interpleader
- Section 1398 - Interstate Commerce Commission's orders
- Section 1399 - Partition action involving United States
- Section 1400 - Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs
- Section 1401 - Stockholder's derivative action
- Section 1402 - United States as defendant
- Section 1403 - Eminent domain
- Section 1404 - Change of venue
- Section 1405 - Creation or alteration of district or division
- Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects
- Section 1407 - Multidistrict litigation
- Section 1408 - Venue of cases under title 11
- Section 1409 - Venue of proceedings arising under title 11 or arising in or related to cases under title 11
- Section 1410 - Venue of cases ancillary to foreign proceedings
- Section 1411 - Jury trials
- Section 1412 - Change of venue
- Section 1413 - Venue of cases under chapter 5 of title 3
- Chapter 89 - DISTRICT COURTS; REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE COURTS (§§ 1441 - 1455)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions
- Section 1442 - Federal officers or agencies sued or prosecuted
- Section 1442a - Members of armed forces sued or prosecuted
- Section 1443 - Civil rights cases
- Section 1444 - Foreclosure action against United States
- Section 1445 - Nonremovable actions
- Section 1446 - Procedure for removal of civil actions
- Section 1447 - Procedure after removal generally
- Section 1448 - Process after removal
- Section 1449 - State court record supplied
- Section 1450 - Attachment or sequestration; securities
- Section 1451 - Definitions
- Section 1452 - Removal of claims related to bankruptcy cases
- Section 1453 - Removal of class actions
- Section 1454 - Patent, plant variety protection, and copyright cases
- Section 1455 - Procedure for removal of criminal prosecutions
- Chapter 90 - OMITTED
- Chapter 91 - UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS (§§ 1491 - 1509)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1491 - Claims against United States generally; actions involving Tennessee Valley Authority
- Section 1492 - Congressional reference cases
- Section 1493 - Repealed. July 28, 1953, ch. 253, §8, 67 Stat. 226
- Section 1494 - Accounts of officers, agents or contractors
- Section 1495 - Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States
- Section 1496 - Disbursing officers' claims
- Section 1497 - Oyster growers' damages from dredging operations
- Section 1498 - Patent and copyright cases
- Section 1499 - Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under chapter 37 of title 40
- Section 1500 - Pendency of claims in other courts
- Section 1501 - Pensions
- Section 1502 - Treaty cases
- Section 1503 - Set-offs
- Section 1504 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-164, title I, §133(f), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 41
- Section 1505 - Indian claims
- Section 1506 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-164, title I, §133(h), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 41
- Section 1507 - Jurisdiction for certain declaratory judgments
- Section 1508 - Jurisdiction for certain partnership proceedings
- Section 1509 - No jurisdiction in cases involving refunds of tax shelter promoter and understatement penalties
- Chapter 93 - REPEALED (§§ 1541 - 1546)
- Chapter 95 - COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (§§ 1581 - 1585)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1581 - Civil actions against the United States and agencies and officers thereof
- Section 1582 - Civil actions commenced by the United States
- Section 1583 - Counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party actions
- Section 1584 - Civil actions under the North American Free Trade Agreement or the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement
- Section 1585 - Powers in law and equity
- Chapter 97 - JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES (§§ 1602 - 1611)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1602 - Findings and declaration of purpose
- Section 1603 - Definitions
- Section 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
- Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
- Section 1605A - Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
- Section 1606 - Extent of liability
- Section 1607 - Counterclaims
- Section 1608 - Service; time to answer; default
- Section 1609 - Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state
- Section 1610 - Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution
- Section 1611 - Certain types of property immune from execution
- Chapter 99 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1631)
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