48 U.S.C. § 1822 — Jurisdiction of District Court; original ju-

Page 206 TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS § 1822 from; except that the terms ‘‘Attorney for the government’’ and ‘‘United States attorney’’, as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall, when applicable to cases arising under the laws of the Northern Mariana Islands, include the Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands or such other person or persons as may be authorized by the laws of the Northern Mar- iana Islands to act therein. (Pub. L. 95–157, § 1, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1265; Pub. L. 98–454, title IX, § 901, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1744.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Covenant, referred to in subsec. (c), is the Cov- enant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, which is contained in section 1 of Pub. L. 94–241, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title. Act of March 24, 1976, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 94–241, Mar. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 263, which is classi- fied generally to subchapter I (§ 1801 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in subsec. (c), are set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1694 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1984—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 98–454, § 901(a), sub- stituted ‘‘for a term of ten years’’ for ‘‘for a term of eight years’’. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98–454, § 901(b), inserted ‘‘or a recalled senior judge of the District Court of Guam or of the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands’’ after ‘‘President’’ in first sentence. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–454, § 901(c), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ‘‘The provisions of chapters 43 and 49 of title 28, and the rules heretofore or hereafter promulgated and made effective by the Congress or the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to titles 11, 18, and 28 shall apply to the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands and appeals therefrom where appro- priate, except as otherwise provided in articles IV and V of the covenant provided by the Act of March 24, 1976 (90 Stat. 263). The terms ‘attorney for the government’ and ‘United States attorney’ as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (rule 54(c)) shall, when ap- plicable to cases arising under the laws of the Northern Mariana Islands, include the attorney general of the Northern Mariana Islands or any other person or per- sons as may be authorized by the laws of the Northern Marianas to act therein.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–454 effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see section 1005 of Pub. L. 98–454, set out as a note under section 1424 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE For effective date of this section, see section 1825 of this title and Effective Date of Constitution note there- under. EXTENSION OF TERM OF DISTRICT JUDGES Extension of term of district court judges to ten years applicable to judges holding office on Oct. 5, 1984, see section 1004 of Pub. L. 98–454, set out as a note under section 1424b of this title. Executive Documents TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is- lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of this title. § 1822. Jurisdiction of District Court; original ju- risdiction; procedural requirements (a) The District Court for the Northern Mar- iana Islands shall have the jurisdiction of a Dis- trict Court of the United States, including, but not limited to, the diversity jurisdiction pro- vided for in section 1332 of title 28 and that of a bankruptcy court of the United States. (b) The district court shall have original juris- diction in all causes in the Northern Mariana Is- lands not described in subsection (a) jurisdiction over which is not vested by the Constitution or laws of the Northern Mariana Islands in a court or courts of the Northern Mariana Islands. In causes brought in the district court solely on the basis of this subsection, the district court shall be considered a court of the Northern Mar- iana Islands for the purposes of determining the requirements of indictment by grand jury or trial by jury. (Pub. L. 95–157, § 2, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 98–454, title IX, § 902, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1744.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1694a of this title. AMENDMENTS 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–454 amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting ‘‘, including, but not limited to, the diversity jurisdiction provided for in section 1332 of title 28 and that of a bankruptcy court of the United States’’ for ‘‘, except that in all causes arising under the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, it shall have jurisdiction regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–454 effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see section 1005 of Pub. L. 98–454, set out as a note under section 1424 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE For effective date of this section, see section 1825 of this title and Effective Date of Constitution note there- under. § 1823. Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit; rules (a) Appellate jurisdiction of District Court Prior to the establishment of an appellate court for the Northern Mariana Islands the dis- trict court shall have such appellate jurisdiction over the courts established by the Constitution or laws of the Northern Mariana Islands as the