Statute · United States Code
28 U.S.C. § 2283 — Stay of State court proceedings
28 U.S.C. § 2283
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- litigation
A court of the United States may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a State court except as expressly authorized by Act of Congress, or where necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments.
Citator
28 U.S.C. § 2283 — Stay of State court proceedings is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A court of the United States may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a State court except as expressly authorized by Act of Congress, or where necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments.