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28 U.S.C. § 1359

Parties collusively joined or made

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1359, Parties collusively joined or made, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465211
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A district court shall not have jurisdiction of a civil action in which any party, by assignment or otherwise, has been improperly or collusively made or joined to invoke the jurisdiction of such court.

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