3.0.0 1636 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z Senate S S 2011-10-03 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2011-10-17T21:28:13Z Markup by 2011-10-13T13:54:07Z Referred to 2011-10-03T19:42:40Z Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 112 394 HR 2011-12-07 Became Public Law No: 112-63. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2011-10-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198. Calendars 2011-10-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2011-10-17 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2011-10-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-10-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2011-10-03 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-10-03 True H.R.394 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/394 Law Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Federal district courts Foreign and international corporations Immigration status and procedures Insurance industry and regulation Judicial procedure and administration Jurisdiction and venue Law 00 2011-10-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-05T18:11:09Z Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to declare that, with respect to diversity of citizenship, the U.S. district courts shall not have original jurisdiction of any civil action between citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign state who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and are domiciled in the same state.

Modifies the citizenship rules to treat corporations as citizens of any foreign state: (1) by which it has been incorporated, and (2) where it has its principal place of business. Treats insurers as citizens of any foreign state: (1) of which the insured is a citizen, (2) by which the insurer has been incorporated, and (3) where the insurer has its principal place of business.

Separates the removal requirements governing civil cases and those governing criminal cases into two separate categories.

Declares that, upon removal of any civil action with both removable and nonremovable claims, the district court shall sever from the action all nonremovable claims and remand them to the state court from which the action was removed.

Prescribes requirements for filing notices of removal. Sets forth the circumstances under which such notices may assert the amount in controversy.

Allows removal of a case based on diversity of citizenship more than one year after commencement of the action if the district court finds that the plaintiff has acted in bad faith in order to prevent a defendant from removing the action.

Requires the proper venue of any civil action brought in a U.S. district court to be determined without regard to whether the action is local or transitory in nature.

Repeals the "local action" rule that any civil action, of a local nature, involving property located in different districts in the same state, may be brought in any of such districts.

Allows a district court to transfer a civil action to any district or division to which all parties have consented.

Prohibits transfers from a U.S. district court to the District Court of Guam, the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands.]]>

80 2011-10-17 Reported to Senate without amendment 2011-12-09T17:31:13Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 - Title I: Jurisdictional Improvements - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to declare that, with respect to diversity of citizenship, the U.S. district courts shall not have original jurisdiction of any civil action between citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign state who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and are domiciled in the same state.

(Sec. 102) Modifies the citizenship rules to treat corporations as citizens of any foreign state: (1) by which it has been incorporated, and (2) where it has its principal place of business. Treats insurers as citizens of any foreign state: (1) of which the insured is a citizen, (2) by which the insurer has been incorporated, and (3) where the insurer has its principal place of business.

(Sec. 103) Separates the removal requirements governing civil cases and those governing criminal cases into two separate categories.

Declares that, upon removal of any civil action with both removable and nonremovable claims, the district court shall sever from the action all nonremovable claims and remand them to the state court from which the action was removed. Requires only defendants against whom a removable claim has been asserted to join in or consent to removal of the action.

Prescribes requirements for filing notices of removal, including assertion in the notice of the amount in controversy, when it exceeds the necessary amount, if the initial pleading seeks: (1) nonmonetary relief; or (2) a money judgment, but the state practice either does not permit demand for a specific sum or permits recovery of damages in excess of the amount demanded.

Allows removal of a case based on diversity of citizenship more than one year after commencement of the action if the district court finds that the plaintiff has acted in bad faith in order to prevent a defendant from removing the action.

Title II: Venue and Transfer Improvements - (Sec. 202) Revises general requirements for the scope of venue of civil actions. Requires the proper venue of any civil action brought in a U.S. district court to be determined without regard to whether the action is local or transitory in nature.

(Sec. 203) Repeals the "local action" rule that any civil action, of a local nature, involving property located in different districts in the same state, may be brought in any of such districts.

(Sec. 204) Allows a district court to transfer a civil action to any district or division to which all parties have consented.

Prohibits transfers from a U.S. district court to the District Court of Guam, the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

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