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28 U.S.C. § 1785 — Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions
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When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in whole or in part upon [section 1369 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1369&num=0&edition=prelim), a subpoena for attendance at a hearing or trial may, if authorized by the court upon motion for good cause shown, and upon such terms and conditions as the court may impose, be served at any place within the United States, or anywhere outside the United States if otherwise permitted by law.
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When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in whole or in part upon [section 1369 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1369&num=0&edition=prelim), a subpoena for attendance at a hearing or trial may, if authorized by the court upon motion for good cause shown, and upon such terms and conditions as the court may impose, be served at any place within the United States, or anywhere outside the United States if otherwise permitted by law.
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**(a) In General.—** The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action involving minimal diversity between adverse parties that arises from a single accident, where at least 75 natural persons have died in the accident at a discrete location, if—
(1) a defendant resides in a State and a substantial part of the accident took place in another State or other location, regardless of whether that defendant is also a resident of the State where a substantial part of the accident took place;
(2) any two defendants reside in different States, regardless of whether such defendants are also residents of the same State or States; or
(3) substantial parts of the accident took place in different States.
**(b) Limitation of Jurisdiction of District Courts.—** The district court shall abstain from hearing any civil action described in subsection (a) in which—
(1) the substantial majority of all plaintiffs are citizens of a single State of which the primary defendants are also citizens; and
(2) the claims asserted will be governed primarily by the laws of that State.
**(c) Special Rules and Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) minimal diversity exists between adverse parties if any party is a citizen of a State and any adverse party is a citizen of another State, a citizen or subject of a foreign state, or a foreign state as defined in [section 1603(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1603/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) a corporation is deemed to be a citizen of any State, and a citizen or subject of any foreign state, in which it is incorporated or has its principal place of business, and is deemed to be a resident of any State in which it is incorporated or licensed to do business or
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 1821
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1964—Pub. L. 88–619 amended section generally, and
among other changes, authorized the court to order a
person to show cause for failing to produce a document
or other thing in subsec. (a), provided that a copy of
the order to show cause shall be served in accordance
with section 1783(b) of this title, and struck out provi-
sions requiring the marshal making levy or seizure to
forward to any United States consul in the country
where the witness may be, a copy of the order and a re-
quest for its personal service, and to cause publication
of the order in the district where the issuing court sits,
in subsec. (c), and struck out provisions in subsec. (d)
permitting any judgment rendered upon service by pub-
lication only to be opened for answer within one year.
§ 1785. Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum ac-
tions
When the jurisdiction of the district court is
based in whole or in part upon section 1369 of
this title, a subpoena for attendance at a hear-
ing or trial may, if authorized by the court upon
motion for good cause shown, and upon such
terms and conditions as the court may impose,
be served at any place within the United States,
or anywhere outside the United States if other-
wise permitted by law.
(Added
Pub.
L.
107–273,
div.
C,
title
I,
§ 11020(b)(4)(B)(i), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1828.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1785, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat.
950, provided a privilege against self-incrimination on
examination under letters rogatory, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 88–619, § 12(a), Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 998. See sec-
tion 1782(a) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section appl
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