9 U.S.C. § 204 — Venue

submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-368 to r/title-9-ARBITRATION · 77 words · no verdicts yet

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This law sets the venue for lawsuits under section 203. You can sue in any court that could normally hear the dispute. You can also sue where the arbitration agreement says the arbitration will happen, if that's in the U.S.

This section covers lawsuits that fall under the district courts' power described in section 203 of this title. It says where such a lawsuit or proceeding can be filed. First, it can be filed in any court where it could have been brought if there were no arbitration agreement — in other words, the normal venue rules for the underlying dispute between the parties. Second, it can be filed in the federal court for the district and division that covers the place named in the arbitration agreement as the location of arbitration — but only if that place is within the United States.

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An action or proceeding over which the district courts have jurisdiction pursuant to section 203 of this title may be brought in any such court in which save for the arbitration agreement an action or proceeding with respect to the controversy between the parties could be brought, or in such court for the district and division which embraces the place designated in the agreement as the place of arbitration if such place is within the United States.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)

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1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-368 · 84 Stat. 692

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