28 U.S.C. § 1714 — Protection against discrimination based on geographic location
submitted 21 years ago by Pub. L. 109-2 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 49 words · no verdicts yet
Protection against discrimination based on geographic location. This section provides that the court may not approve a proposed settlement that provides for the payment of greater sums to some class members than to others solely on the basis that the class members to whom the greater sums are to be paid are located in closer geographic proximity to the court. It also sets the related duties, limits, procedures, and exceptions stated in the section.
The court may not approve a proposed settlement* that provides for the payment of greater sums to some class members* than to others solely on the basis that the class* members to whom the greater sums are to be paid are located in closer geographic proximity to the court.
The court may not approve a proposed settlement* that provides for the payment of greater sums to some class members* than to others solely on the basis that the class* members to whom the greater sums are to be paid are located in closer geographic proximity to the court.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–2, § 3(a), Feb. 18, 2005, 119 Stat. 7.)
- 2005Enacted · Pub. L. 109-2 · 119 Stat. 7
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-2 on 2005-02-18.
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