legislation: 98-hr-3691

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98-hr-3691 98 hr 3691 A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to increase the amount in controversy in diversity cases to $100,000, and to require certain diversity cases to be brought in State court. Law 1983-07-28 1983-08-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice. House Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] WI D K000020 0 Amends the judicial code to increase from $10,000 to $100,000 the amount in controversy required for Federal diversity jurisdiction. Requires the district court in a diversity case to order the plaintiff to bring the action in a State court of proper jurisdiction in the State where the district court is located. Requires dismissal of the case if the plaintiff fails to do so. Allows the district court, in the interests of justice, to continue the original action, upon the motion of any party, if the State court does not dispose of the action within two years. 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z  

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