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15 U.S.C. § 3007 — Jurisdiction and venue

submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-515 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 133 words · no verdicts yet

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Federal district courts have jurisdiction over civil actions under this chapter regardless of citizenship or the amount in dispute. The section permits suit in the host or off-track State and preserves concurrent jurisdiction in qualifying State courts.

(a) District court jurisdiction even if another law says otherwise, the district courts of the United States must have jurisdiction over any civil action under this chapter, without regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in controversy. (b) Venue; service of process A civil action under this chapter may be brought in any district court of the United States for a district located in the host State or the off-track State, and all process in any such civil action may be served in any judicial district of the United States. (c) Concurrent State court jurisdiction The jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States under this section must be concurrent with that of any State court of competent jurisdiction located in the host State or the off-track State.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a) District court jurisdiction

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action under this chapter, without regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in controversy.

(b) Venue; service of process

A civil action under this chapter may be brought in any district court of the United States for a district located in the host State or the off-track State, and all process in any such civil action may be served in any judicial district of the United States.

(c) Concurrent State court jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States pursuant to this section shall be concurrent with that of any State court of competent jurisdiction located in the host State or the off-track State.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–515, § 8, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.)

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  • 1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-515 · 92 Stat. 1814

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-515 on 1978-10-25.

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