28 U.S.C. § 84 — California

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 257 words · no verdicts yet

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California has four federal judicial districts: Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern. The Northern and Eastern Districts each list their counties and court cities directly. The Central District is split into three divisions with their own counties and courthouses.

Northern District (a): covers Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sonoma counties. Court is held in Eureka, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. Eastern District (b): covers Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba counties. Court is held in Bakersfield, Fresno, Redding, and Sacramento. Central District (c): has three divisions. (1) The Eastern Division covers Riverside and San Bernardino counties; court is held at a suitable site in Riverside city, San Bernardino city, or within 5 miles of either city's border. (2) The Western Division covers Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties; court is held in Los Angeles. (3) The Southern Division covers Orange County; court is held in Santa Ana. Southern District (d): covers Imperial and San Diego counties. Court is held in San Diego.

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California is divided into four judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California.

Northern District

(a) The Northern District comprises the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sonoma.

Court for the Northern District shall be held at Eureka, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose.

Eastern District

(b) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.

Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Bakersfield, Fresno, Redding, and Sacramento.

Central District

(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino.

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at a suitable site in the city of Riverside, the city of San Bernardino, or not more than 5 miles from the boundary of either such city.

(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Los Angeles.

(3) The Southern Division comprises Orange County.

Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Santa Ana.

Southern District

(d) The Southern District comprises the counties of Imperial and San Diego.

Court for the Southern District shall be held at San Diego.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 875; Pub. L. 89–372, § 3(a), Mar. 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 75; Pub. L. 96–462, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 102–357, § 2, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 958; Pub. L. 113–235, div. E, title III, § 307, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2352.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 875
1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-372 · 80 Stat. 75
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-462 · 94 Stat. 2053
1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-357 · 106 Stat. 958
2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-235 · 128 Stat. 2352

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.

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