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28 U.S.C. § 1401

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Stockholder’s derivative action
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Title
28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Chapter
PTIV/CH87
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Any civil action by a stockholder on behalf of his corporation may be prosecuted in any judicial district where the corporation might have sued the same defendants. (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 936.) Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 112 (part) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 51, 36 Stat. 1101; Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 345, 42 Stat. 849; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 526, § 1, 43 Stat. 1264; Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 230, 49 Stat. 1213). For disposition of other provisions of section 112 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., see reviser’s note under section 1391 of this title. Words “civil action” were substituted for “suit,” in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Words “other than said corporation,” after “same defendants,” were omitted as superfluous. Obviously a corporation would not be suing itself. Changes were made in phraseology.

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