§ 1337. — Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 28USC1337]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 85--DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION
Sec. 1337. Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in
controversy, costs
(a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any
civil action or proceeding arising under any Act of Congress regulating
commerce or protecting trade and commerce against restraints and
monopolies: Provided, however, That the district courts shall have
original jurisdiction of an action brought under section 11706 or 14706
of title 49, only if the matter in controversy for each receipt or bill
of lading exceeds $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs.
(b) Except when express provision therefor is otherwise made in a
statute of the United States, where a plaintiff who files the case under
section 11706 or 14706 of title 49, originally in the Federal courts is
finally adjudged to be entitled to recover less than the sum or value of
$10,000, computed without regard to any setoff or counterclaim to which
the defendant may be adjudged to be entitled, and exclusive of any
interest and costs, the district court may deny costs to the plaintiff
and, in addition, may impose costs on the plaintiff.
(c) The district courts shall not have jurisdiction under this
section of any matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of
International Trade under chapter 95 of this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 931; Pub. L. 95-486, Sec. 9(a), Oct.
20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1633; Pub. L. 96-417, title V, Sec. 505, Oct. 10,
1980, 94 Stat. 1743; Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 5(f), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat.
2442; Pub. L. 104-88, title III, Sec. 305(a)(3), Dec. 29, 1995, 109
Stat. 944.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 41(8), (23) (Mar. 3, 1911,
ch. 231, Sec. 24, pars. 8, 23, 36 Stat. 1092, 1093; Oct. 22, 1913, ch.
32, 38 Stat. 219).
Words ``civil action'' were substituted for ``suits'', in view of
Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1995--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104-88 substituted ``11706 or
14706'' for ``11707''.
1983--Pub. L. 97-449 substituted ``section 11707 of title 49'' for
``section 20(11) of part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C.
20(11)) or section 219 of part II of such Act (49 U.S.C. 319)'' wherever
appearing.
1980--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-417 added subsec. (c).
1978--Pub. L. 95-486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
inserted proviso giving the district courts original jurisdiction of
actions brought under sections 20(11) and 219 of the Interstate Commerce
Act when the amounts in controversy for each receipt exceed $10,000,
exclusive of interests and costs, and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of
Pub. L. 104-88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 701 of
Title 49, Transportation.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable
with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such
date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96-417, set out as a note under
section 251 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 21 section 1603; title 41
sections 607, 609; title 49 section 10709.
