28 U.S.C. § 1405 — Creation or alteration of district or division
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 76 words · no verdicts yet
A case pending when a district or division is created, or when a county or territory is moved between districts or divisions, may be tried in either the old or new location. The parties may agree to the choice, or the court may direct it.
An action or proceeding pending when a new district* or division is created, or when a county or territory is transferred to another division or district, may be tried in the district or division that existed when the case began, or in the newly created district or division or the one receiving the county or territory. The parties may agree to the location, or the court may direct it.
Actions or proceedings pending at the time of the creation of a new district* or division or transfer of a county or territory from one division or district to another may be tried in the district or division as it existed at the institution of the action or proceeding, or in the district or division so created or to which the county or territory is so transferred as the parties shall agree or the court direct.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 937.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 937
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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