28 U.S.C. § 1583
Counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party actions
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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In any civil action in the Court of International Trade, the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to render judgment upon any counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party action of any party, if (1) such claim or action involves the imported merchandise that is the subject matter of such civil action, or (2) such claim or action is to recover upon a bond or customs duties relating to such merchandise.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Customs Courts Act of 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally