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28 USC Sec. 1657 01/02/01
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TITLE 28 – JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V – PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 111 – GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 1657. Priority of civil actions
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each court of the
United States shall determine the order in which civil actions are
heard and determined, except that the court shall expedite the
consideration of any action brought under chapter 153 or section
1826 of this title, any action for temporary or preliminary
injunctive relief, or any other action if good cause therefor is
shown. For purposes of this subsection, ”good cause” is shown if
a right under the Constitution of the United States or a Federal
Statute (including rights under section 552 of title 5) would be
maintained in a factual context that indicates that a request for
expedited consideration has merit.
(b) The Judicial Conference of the United States may modify the
rules adopted by the courts to determine the order in which civil
actions are heard and determined, in order to establish consistency
among the judicial circuits.
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(Added Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98
Stat. 3356.)