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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
Chapter 311 - Suits Involving Public Vessels
Sec. 31105 - Security when counterclaim filed
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46 U.S.C. § 31105 (2017) | ||||||
§31105. Security when counterclaim filed | ||||||
If a counterclaim is filed for a cause of action for which the original action is filed under this chapter, the respondent to the counterclaim shall give security in the usual amount and form to respond to the counterclaim, unless the court for cause shown orders otherwise. The proceedings in the original action shall be stayed until the security is given. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.) |
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The word "counterclaim" is substituted for "cross-libel", and the words "original action" are substituted for "original libel", to conform to the terminolgy in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.). |
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United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING | ||||||
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle III - Maritime Liability CHAPTER 311 - SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS Sec. 31105 - Security when counterclaim filed |
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