28 U.S.C. § 1361 — Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty
submitted 64 years ago by Pub. L. 87-748 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 37 words · no verdicts yet
District courts have original jurisdiction over an action like mandamus that seeks to make a United States officer, employee, or agency perform a duty owed to the plaintiff.
The district* courts shall have original jurisdiction of any action in the nature of mandamus to compel an officer or employee of the United States or any agency* thereof to perform a duty owed to the plaintiff.
The district* courts shall have original jurisdiction of any action in the nature of mandamus to compel an officer or employee of the United States or any agency* thereof to perform a duty owed to the plaintiff.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 87–748, § 1(a), Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 744.)
- 1962Enacted · Pub. L. 87-748 · 76 Stat. 744
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-748 on 1962-10-05.
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