§2333. Civil remedies — Inbound Citations

Citations to 18 U.S.C. § 2333 as a whole

• 18 U.S.C. § 2334(a)

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  (a) Any civil action under section 2333 of this title against any person may be instituted in the district court of the United States for any district where any plaintiff resides or where any defendant resides or is served, or has an agent. Process in such a civil action may be served in any district where the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2334(b)

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  (b) If the actions giving rise to the claim occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in section 7 of this title, then any civil action under section 2333 of this title against any person may be instituted in the district court of the United States for any district in which any plaintiff resides or the defendant resides, is served, or has an agent.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2334(c)

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  (c) A witness in a civil action brought under section 2333 of this title may be served in any other district where the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2334(d)

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  (d) The district court shall not dismiss any action brought under section 2333 of this title on the grounds of the inconvenience or inappropriateness of the forum chosen, unless—

  (1) the action may be maintained in a foreign court that has jurisdiction over the subject matter and over all the defendants;

  (2) that foreign court is significantly more convenient and appropriate; and

  (3) that foreign court offers a remedy which is substantially the same as the one available in the courts of the United States.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2334(e)(1)

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  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of any civil action under section 2333 of this title, a defendant shall be deemed to have consented to personal jurisdiction in such civil action if, regardless of the date of the occurrence of the act of international terrorism upon which such civil action was filed, the defendant—

  (A) after the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, makes any payment, directly or indirectly—

  (i) to any payee designated by any individual who, after being fairly tried or pleading guilty, has been imprisoned for committing any act of terrorism that injured or killed a national of the United States, if such payment is made by reason of such imprisonment; or

  (ii) to any family member of any individual, following such individual’s death while committing an act of terrorism that injured or killed a national of the United States, if such payment is made by reason of the death of such individual; or

  (B) after 15 days after the date of enactment of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019—

  (i) continues to maintain any office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities or establishments in the United States;

  (ii) establishes or procures any office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities or establishments in the United States; or

  (iii) conducts any activity while physically present in the United States on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization or the Palestinian Authority.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2335(a)

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  (a) Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery of damages under section 2333 of this title shall not be maintained unless commenced within 10 years after the date the cause of action accrued.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2336(a)

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  (a) No action shall be maintained under section 2333 of this title for injury or loss by reason of an act of war.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2336(b)

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  (b) If a party to an action under section 2333 seeks to discover the investigative files of the Department of Justice, the Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or Attorney General may object on the ground that compliance will interfere with a criminal investigation or prosecution of the incident, or a national security operation related to the incident, which is the subject of the civil litigation. The court shall evaluate any such objections in camera and shall stay the discovery if the court finds that granting the discovery request will substantially interfere with a criminal investigation or prosecution of the incident or a national security operation related to the incident. The court shall consider the likelihood of criminal prosecution by the Government and other factors it deems to be appropriate. A stay of discovery under this subsection shall constitute a bar to the granting of a motion to dismiss under rules 12(b)(6) and 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If the court grants a stay of discovery under this subsection, it may stay the action in the interests of justice.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2336(c)(1)

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  (1) The Attorney General may intervene in any civil action brought under section 2333 for the purpose of seeking a stay of the civil action. A stay shall be granted if the court finds that the continuation of the civil action will substantially interfere with a criminal prosecution which involves the same subject matter and in which an indictment has been returned, or interfere with national security operations related to the terrorist incident that is the subject of the civil action. A stay may be granted for up to 6 months. The Attorney General may petition the court for an extension of the stay for additional 6-month periods until the criminal prosecution is completed or dismissed.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2337

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  No action shall be maintained under section 2333 of this title against—
• 28 U.S.C. § 1605B(c)

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  (c) Notwithstanding section 2337(2) of title 18, a national of the United States may bring a claim against a foreign state in accordance with section 2333 of that title if the foreign state would not be immune under subsection (b).