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28 U.S.C. § 1351 — Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant

28 U.S.C. § 1351

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
litigation

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all civil actions and proceedings against— (1) consuls or vice consuls of foreign states; or (2) members of a mission or members of their families (as such terms are defined in section 2 of the Diplomatic Relations Act).

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all civil actions and proceedings against— (1) consuls or vice consuls of foreign states; or (2) members of a mission or members of their families (as such terms are defined in section 2 of the Diplomatic Relations Act).