1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and
Venue Clarification Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Jurisdictional Improvements
Sec. 101. Treatment of resident aliens.
Sec. 102. Citizenship of corporations and insurance companies
with foreign contacts.
Sec. 103. Removal and remand procedures.
Sec. 104. Effective date.
Title II—Venue and Transfer Improvements
Sec. 201. Scope and definitions.
Sec. 202. Venue generally.
Sec. 203. Repeal of section 1392.
Sec. 204. Change of venue.
Sec. 205. Effective date.
<enum>I</enum><header>Jurisdictional
Improvements</header>
<section id="H1DA2A6141B0740538A3E27A837663E88"><enum>101.</enum><header>Treatment of
resident aliens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1332">Section 1332(a)</external-xref> of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CFED2D0E63B44F086A2E32825225DC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
last sentence; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0318D366C3B453995189DE63EBEBC3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting after <quote>foreign state</quote> the following: <quote>, except
that the district courts shall not have original jurisdiction under this
subsection of an 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</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1F80721AA9324ACFB8971A79C9F63FD1"><enum>102.</enum><header>Citizenship of
corporations and insurance companies with foreign contacts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1332">Section 1332(c)(1)</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB37A3CD7EFD44B49E2954A2D9EA05CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>any State</quote> and inserting <quote>every State and foreign
state</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14A7E044FEAC40508E135750229D3DC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the State</quote> and inserting <quote>the State or foreign
state</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3B9308248BC4ED0A9A58E2A66DCD160"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking all
that follows <quote>party-defendant,</quote> and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H75DA029D49994A3CAA161676D8D88C25" style="OLC">
<text>such insurer shall be deemed a
citizen of—</text><subparagraph id="H87243ECE201A417F8ED24246DEDF99F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">every State and foreign state of which the
insured is a citizen;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB99C0264BD034FA19CD46B870882F2B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">every State and foreign state by which the
insurer has been incorporated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE73E9C6A23D34471931CDAB57634F810"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State or
foreign state where the insurer has its principal place of business;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0093F000C10847ACA9CB367DA1A7BC37"><enum>103.</enum><header>Removal and
remand procedures</header>
<subsection id="H1125A5E7A15B41ED88B29E133A69284B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Actions
removable generally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1441">Section 1441</external-xref> of title 28, United
States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H69F8974999E24A249E91241C29669232"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The section
heading is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Actions removable generally</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Removal of civil
actions</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42CAFA2712B54D7D92EE6653F2ADBDAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsection (a) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H26E4996F487B4B76B0AB95F038A4D2B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a) Except</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Generally.—</header-in-text>Except</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6119179888134ED6BFFB20E50BC66F4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
last sentence;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08021045FF9D4433B1D169C5C25FDAF6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsection (b) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66F16CF64A2E4F8FBD6FCFAA7D288CCA" style="USC">
<subsection id="HB32C7AF5624D4E2EA78CA7367B4EF0A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Removal based on
diversity of citizenship</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H15FFFECAE87A48728CD08CAF2BF7F023"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining whether a civil action is
removable on the basis of the jurisdiction under section 1332(a) of this title,
the citizenship of defendants sued under fictitious names shall be
disregarded.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1A81D6AE5B449488E1F3FBC391290AF" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
civil action otherwise removable solely on the basis of the jurisdiction under
section 1332(a) of this title may not be removed if any of the parties in
interest properly joined and served as defendants is a citizen of the State in
which such action is brought.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EE52DEF71D443B28447EF49A4D9EB44"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Subsection (c) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ADD627E148C49D3AC536B8BE77F9EB5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6838B3B0022B4E0A8E694223A0C66A43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Joinder of
federal law claims and state law claims</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB163E075889040F9991056CA0A4A9C6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If a civil action
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9CA5C4611384380B261623AD33DFB09" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a claim arising under the
Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States (within the meaning of
section 1331 of this title), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD97CE70EA0D490A94A7694FA794BCD2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a claim not within the original or
supplemental jurisdiction of the district court or a claim that has been made
nonremovable by statute,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">the
entire action may be removed if the action would be removable without the
inclusion of the claim described in subparagraph (B).</continuation-text><paragraph id="H7708EFE8264A4957A353CDDC01FB5448" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon removal of an action described
in paragraph (1), the district court shall sever from the action all claims
described in paragraph (1)(B) and shall remand the severed claims to the State
court from which the action was removed. Only defendants against whom a claim
described in paragraph (1)(A) has been asserted are required to join in or
consent to the removal under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFBE24500F974D32B1042ADC82B5ACE4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Subsection (d) is
amended by striking <quote>(d) Any</quote> and inserting <quote>(d)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Actions against foreign
states.—</header-in-text>Any</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5246AFFC76794217A338CA9313A2161F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Subsection (e) is
amended by striking <quote>(e)(1) Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting
<quote>(e) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Multiparty,
multiforum jurisdiction.—</header-in-text>(1) Notwithstanding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1F3217A5165E4B6C9231990B0F7F5C1D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Subsection (f) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CDD701F4FAB43EB8C9B1771DFCDF87D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(f) The court</quote> and inserting <quote>(f)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Derivative removal
jurisdiction.—</header-in-text>The court</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AEBD6B776124B69AA58924EEA765A4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>under this section</quote> and inserting <quote>under this title or
other applicable law</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E0CE854A03E462781DC7BF282383046"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure for
removal of civil actions</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1446">Section 1446</external-xref> of title 28, United
States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H0DFA197E7E4343B98D2E01326F4C5122"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The section
heading is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE666676CF6E04093AB20502742067902" style="USC">
<section id="HF2C900959CBF4DF5B06315928B09F525"><enum>1446.</enum><header>Procedure for
removal of civil
actions</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEAAD9E011874E28BE5831B50C305F28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsection (a) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE3B59D39CC74C60A45811AED738A94A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a) A defendant</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Generally.—</header-in-text>A
defendant</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9C463F4D386436184C45D12B08ACF3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or criminal prosecution</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BD1BB2F69944E2DA22D47EB2D6265B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsection (b) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD978E4823D96417DA52681A593F92955"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(b) The notice</quote> and inserting <quote>(b)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Requirements;
generally.—</header-in-text>(1) The notice</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9F5190DD30549A59628EA4B631305DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the second paragraph and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H513FA4084A2C4200B2093418FD31305B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H688ED7552A84496199461DD0AB3CBF18" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H476F763CAEDD4B1F965E40882226599B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>When a civil action is
removed solely under section 1441(a), all defendants who have been properly
joined and served must join in or consent to the removal of the action.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D522CAE65094BCDAF301EB7A42BC7FE" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each defendant shall have 30 days
after receipt by or service on that defendant of the initial pleading or
summons described in paragraph (1) to file the notice of removal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A7276AF829946C9B598589423297317" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If defendants are served at different
times, and a later-served defendant files a notice of removal, any
earlier-served defendant may consent to the removal even though that
earlier-served defendant did not previously initiate or consent to removal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7957F413043A4CB28934F1831402ABBC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (c), if
the case stated by the initial pleading is not removable, a notice of removal
may be filed within thirty days after receipt by the defendant, through service
or otherwise, of a copy of an amended pleading, motion, order or other paper
from which it may first be ascertained that the case is one which is or has
become
removable.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2CA7648125B456BAF3B0EED05C03330"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE18B22B3875E4CC1A398FA49B72F0E05" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H77D287FFB4DA4EB99BE70E10359A9DFC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements;
removal based on diversity of citizenship</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF9B2B0F89AA94ED48E75C5E4869D8DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A case may not be removed under subsection
(b)(3) on the basis of jurisdiction conferred by section 1332 more than 1 year
after commencement of the action, unless the plaintiff has acted in bad faith
in order to prevent a defendant from removing the action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE52819F7EF2F46D6B195F79E6A27F0B5" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If removal of a civil action is sought on
the basis of the jurisdiction conferred by section 1332(a), the sum demanded in
good faith in the initial pleading shall be deemed to be the amount in
controversy, except that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5C44FE4196F4888B8C3C195EB72DAF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the notice of removal may assert the
amount in controversy if the initial pleading seeks—</text>
<clause id="HFD8853F6BE004495A5DD0F979660A461"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonmonetary relief; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H82DC730CBB82488FAFCC4606B2E2878C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D5E4BC39314ACA88D9486694B04975"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of the action is proper on the
basis of an amount in controversy asserted under subparagraph (A) if the
district court finds, by the preponderance of the evidence, that the amount in
controversy exceeds the amount specified in section 1332(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65E5C19C53A3403A89A2E59C2007B607" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEC457E5731A24894AEE4DA2EDEAE8917"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the case stated by the initial pleading
is not removable solely because the amount in controversy does not exceed the
amount specified in section 1332(a), information relating to the amount in
controversy in the record of the State proceeding, or in responses to
discovery, shall be treated as an <quote>other paper</quote> under subsection
(b)(3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2F2A6770BF841608DC12D3F68AF0EB4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If the notice of removal is filed
more than 1 year after commencement of the action and a finding is made that
the plaintiff deliberately failed to disclose the actual amount in controversy
to prevent removal, that finding shall be deemed bad faith under paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C7E6359A7CA4E36ABBF4351E804DA99"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1446 is
further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBAF083B1302347FDA7FFE844B872827D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>(d) Promptly</quote> and inserting <quote>(d)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Notice to adverse parties and
State court.—</header-in-text>Promptly</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9675E8C83BD347358C62B050AFB14E1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>thirty days</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>30
days</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A69380E9AE04930B404EF326D7BCE28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AA351AD7B8A409B84EAB4E617B9CCD3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>(f) With respect</quote> and inserting <quote>(e)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Counterclaim in
<enum-in-header>337 </enum-in-header>proceeding.—</header-in-text>With
respect</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A81563576F7443280F71ED86BA1619D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedure for
removal of criminal actions</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/89">Chapter
89</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H837852C179074CC098F34376E97B4E82" style="USC">
<section id="HB02029E1B648459DAB0B6F0D1BC25092"><enum>1454.</enum><header>Procedure for
removal of criminal prosecutions</header>
<subsection id="H7BF130DF612C422FAC147CC897C4B184"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notice of
removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A defendant or
defendants desiring to remove any criminal prosecution from a State court shall
file in the district court of the United States for the district and division
within which such prosecution is pending a notice of removal signed pursuant to
Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and containing a short and
plain statement of the grounds for removal, together with a copy of all
process, pleadings, and orders served upon such defendant or defendants in such
action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18ECDB6E6294425AA0AD6CF7E4A8FF59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCD4A7AD1D6614405AF534FE81B05F6BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notice of removal of a criminal
prosecution shall be filed not later than 30 days after the arraignment in the
State court, or at any time before trial, whichever is earlier, except that for
good cause shown the United States district court may enter an order granting
the defendant or defendants leave to file the notice at a later time.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE36345BE2718489E88D5BDD183A9BEB7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A notice of removal of a criminal
prosecution shall include all grounds for such removal. A failure to state
grounds that exist at the time of the filing of the notice shall constitute a
waiver of such grounds, and a second notice may be filed only on grounds not
existing at the time of the original notice. For good cause shown, the United
States district court may grant relief from the limitations of this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H956EA5FB59BE4BA8BF2C2ECBC296B06B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The filing of a notice of removal of
a criminal prosecution shall not prevent the State court in which such
prosecution is pending from proceeding further, except that a judgment of
conviction shall not be entered unless the prosecution is first
remanded.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H320B82AC826C4D0A8F8C934FB1862121" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The United States district court in
which such notice is filed shall examine the notice promptly. If it clearly
appears on the face of the notice and any exhibits annexed thereto that removal
should not be permitted, the court shall make an order for summary
remand.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9FDEFA89AA84915B1387E3FAD5CE7BE" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If the United States district court
does not order the summary remand of such prosecution, it shall order an
evidentiary hearing to be held promptly and, after such hearing, shall make
such disposition of the prosecution as justice shall require. If the United
States district court determines that removal shall be permitted, it shall so
notify the State court in which prosecution is pending, which shall proceed no
further.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H954E9170AB9B47718168E1B5D6B4360E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Writ of habeas
corpus</header><text>If the defendant or defendants are in actual custody on
process issued by the State court, the district court shall issue its writ of
habeas corpus, and the marshal shall thereupon take such defendant or
defendants into the marshal’s custody and deliver a copy of the writ to the
clerk of such State
court.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA0B749853CD64E40A7FD18FE541B850C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HC01F6246B1454E739E5B335CE57FD00E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The table of
sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/89">chapter 89</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA3F6A51BC704CB4B882E0C370DA8D79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the item
relating to section 1441, by striking <quote>Actions removable
generally</quote> and inserting <quote>Removal of civil actions</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13F5552C71034E538DF187D5ADE92E31"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the item
relating to section 1446, by inserting <quote>of civil actions</quote> after
<quote>removal</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H383DCD4C847B4001A56459790A952559"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB9782F5D1A7470691A888C2C33CE6CE" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1454. Procedure for removal of criminal
prosecutions.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCDCD94B625461194B0BA8264439467"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1453">Section 1453(b)</external-xref> of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>1446(b)</quote> and
inserting <quote>1446(c)(1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5710AC7F36594FD5AC972D23B867CCF9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<subsection id="H0F65D1E5C65541839535D91996F3AFB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection
(b), the amendments made by this title shall take effect upon the expiration of
the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall
apply to any action or prosecution commenced on or after such effective
date.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFAAC5C8A4B104BFA91DDCF064DDACC9D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
cases removed to federal court</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a), an
action or prosecution commenced in State court and removed to Federal court
shall be deemed to commence on the date the action or prosecution was
commenced, within the meaning of State law, in State court.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Venue and
Transfer Improvements</header>
<section id="HBD64C2E736B04B129E4D949D8AC229E9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Scope and
definitions</header>
<subsection id="H2CE8FAB6AB35409DA20B59A6C4ED1732"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/87">Chapter
87</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting
before section 1391 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B2020D01D314194A729AE7F5EFBD18C" style="USC">
<section id="HD7B22AA2D59344008E6A32BFAEDFA574"><enum>1390.</enum><header>Scope</header>
<subsection id="HEB4158A5BC3C47E6908496266418CE59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Venue
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this
chapter, the term <quote>venue</quote> refers to the geographic specification
of the proper court or courts for the litigation of a civil action that is
within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the district courts in general, and
does not refer to any grant or restriction of subject-matter jurisdiction
providing for a civil action to be adjudicated only by the district court for a
particular district or districts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H06BC19438886407A8C947CD838F3ACDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion of
certain cases</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, this chapter
shall not govern the venue of a civil action in which the district court
exercises the jurisdiction conferred by section 1333, except that such civil
actions may be transferred between district courts as provided in this
chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1BD9272264354C0B9D768DB408CEB39E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clarification
regarding cases removed from State courts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This chapter shall not determine the
district court to which a civil action pending in a State court may be removed,
but shall govern the transfer of an action so removed as between districts and
divisions of the United States district
courts.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H94C252C8FB1D45428B5AACD989EE06B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/87">chapter 87</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section
1391 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3D248F53F8345FF9F912BE2D320F606" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1390.
Scope.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H0E43CC2A14D94F7E912D1BF113B8555D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Venue
generally</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1391">Section 1391</external-xref> of
title 28, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HCB87200BC00E44BEBD3F51F00093E1A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By striking
subsections (a) through (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD93F81DCDD9544128C6B5B501CA9219C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6684DF3A94EA48B88AA525552EAE7D7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability of
section</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided by law—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1DA0811CCEE4D3F9EFB086A65DAD9CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>this section shall
govern the venue of all civil actions brought in district courts of the United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBEE752F2EC964EFC86625A905D1C2B3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the proper venue
for a civil action shall be determined without regard to whether the action is
local or transitory in nature.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A8B74C166964E17B29CAAA7918D5A1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Venue in
general</header><text>A civil action may be brought in—</text>
<paragraph id="HE8A596377D0D466FBDC07E92DDDCBC30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a judicial
district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the
State in which the district is located;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31B94E6E0CD5435BA431D11FEEAABEB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a judicial
district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to
the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of
the action is situated; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7AFBF682EBB4EA29D22937570D2A398"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if there is no
district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this
section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s
personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4954961AE95A4A24937D85536121B7C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Residency</header><text>For
all venue purposes—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE474E9EC7FB45858045DAB8CE61563E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a natural person,
including an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States, shall be deemed to reside in the judicial district in which that person
is domiciled;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9648646949374A8A8F20207FE3C69927"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a party with the
capacity to sue and be sued in its common name under applicable law, whether or
not incorporated, shall be deemed to reside, if a defendant, in any judicial
district in which such defendant is subject to the court’s personal
jurisdiction with respect to the civil action in question and, if a plaintiff,
only in the judicial district in which it maintains its principal place of
business; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FBE016F2E6D45938521FCA0EB8D5401"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a defendant not
resident in the United States may be sued in any judicial district, and the
joinder of such a defendant shall be disregarded in determining where the
action may be brought with respect to other defendants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H838298603EB640E0A79C6E2E6B347D35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Residency of
corporations in states with multiple districts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of venue under this chapter,
in a State which has more than one judicial district and in which a defendant
that is a corporation is subject to personal jurisdiction at the time an action
is commenced, such corporation shall be deemed to reside in any district in
that State within which its contacts would be sufficient to subject it to
personal jurisdiction if that district were a separate State, and, if there is
no such district, the corporation shall be deemed to reside in the district
within which it has the most significant
contacts.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8753EB01751A4C54A5F791274D7FFB8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9DF716B3927C4124B412D49297C6E34B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
paragraph—</text>
<clause id="HF616949C07724641B9C84F93281C493F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(1)</quote>, <quote>(2)</quote>, and <quote>(3)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(A)</quote>, <quote>(B)</quote>, and <quote>(C)</quote>,
respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8CB0F74162CD4A1491285AE43E0DBB65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(e) A civil action</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03F834F911364B47AE5C90ECF38394E7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H79292C740A9C495C9DD9BF08E4832477"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Actions where
defendant is officer or employee of the United States</header>
<paragraph id="HC17CC685DF5947B7AD6705FAC01699B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A civil
action</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70F9D7C154254421A4921481DE87A9DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
undesignated paragraph by striking <quote>The summons and complaint</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7099680CD48C4D6E8F48AC1D81AD754C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1E673CD57C954036B2D2BBF0137C6721"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The summons and
complaint</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H532BC8C31CE4435D9CF53D6AAEA7FAFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In subsection (f),
by striking <quote>(f) A civil action</quote> and inserting <quote>(f)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Civil actions against a foreign
state.—</header-in-text>A civil action</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97E9A68906574A638542C7D5EC3BDF48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In subsection (g),
by striking <quote>(g) A civil action</quote> and inserting <quote>(g)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Multiparty, multiforum
litigation.—</header-in-text>A civil action</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H393CC3585DD34EBCAEF6310371E09C14"><enum>203.</enum><header>Repeal of
section 1392</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1392">Section 1392</external-xref> of
title 28, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 87 of such title, are
repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H9C7ADDD422D74F3A8B5AE6D3A9DC112E"><enum>204.</enum><header>Change of
venue</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1404">Section 1404</external-xref> of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2BB89E6CE52E4AC484853DEBE07372A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>or to any
district or division to which all parties have consented</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7151359A213D4F758F1ED933CA1D2DCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>As used in this section</quote> and inserting
<quote>Transfers from a district court of the United States to the District
Court of Guam, the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, or the
District Court of the Virgin Islands shall not be permitted under this section.
As otherwise used in this section,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6111CCA57FD04F57A18D7E671391011A"><enum>205.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this title—</text>
<paragraph id="HB135C50210924E06A459E4AB6C62D7D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall take effect
upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75C9AB0BAE4D4AD4A26E908A221BD032"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall apply
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01A39F8E13B7496B98D16C38A261F04D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any action that is
commenced in a United States district court on or after such effective date;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA097E660953F46AAB4D9F1B13B73F49A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any action that is
removed from a State court to a United States district court and that had been
commenced, within the meaning of State law, on or after such effective
date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives September 28, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.