---
kind: "unit"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
key: "ptIV/ch85"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 85"
heading: "District Courts; Jurisdiction"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/ptIV-ch85"
sections_count: 40
---

# Chapter 85 — District Courts; Jurisdiction

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure › Part IV — Jurisdiction and Venue

## Sections

- [§1330. Actions against foreign states](/usc/28/1330.md)
- [§1331. Federal question](/usc/28/1331.md)
- [§1332. Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs](/usc/28/1332.md)
- [§1333. Admiralty, maritime and prize cases](/usc/28/1333.md)
- [§1334. Bankruptcy cases and proceedings](/usc/28/1334.md)
- [§1335. Interpleader](/usc/28/1335.md)
- [§1336. Surface Transportation Board’s orders](/usc/28/1336.md)
- [§1337. Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs](/usc/28/1337.md)
- [§1338. Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition](/usc/28/1338.md)
- [§1339. Postal matters](/usc/28/1339.md)
- [§1340. Internal revenue; customs duties](/usc/28/1340.md)
- [§1341. Taxes by States](/usc/28/1341.md)
- [§1342. Rate orders of State agencies](/usc/28/1342.md)
- [§1343. Civil rights and elective franchise](/usc/28/1343.md)
- [§1344. Election disputes](/usc/28/1344.md)
- [§1345. United States as plaintiff](/usc/28/1345.md)
- [§1346. United States as defendant](/usc/28/1346.md)
- [§1347. Partition action where United States is joint tenant](/usc/28/1347.md)
- [§1348. Banking association as party](/usc/28/1348.md)
- [§1349. Corporation organized under federal law as party](/usc/28/1349.md)
- [§1350. Alien’s action for tort](/usc/28/1350.md)
- [§1351. Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant](/usc/28/1351.md)
- [§1352. Bonds executed under federal law](/usc/28/1352.md)
- [§1353. Indian allotments](/usc/28/1353.md)
- [§1354. Land grants from different states](/usc/28/1354.md)
- [§1355. Fine, penalty or forfeiture](/usc/28/1355.md)
- [§1356. Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction](/usc/28/1356.md)
- [§1357. Injuries under Federal laws](/usc/28/1357.md)
- [§1358. Eminent domain](/usc/28/1358.md)
- [§1359. Parties collusively joined or made](/usc/28/1359.md)
- [§1360. State civil jurisdiction in actions to which Indians are parties](/usc/28/1360.md)
- [§1361. Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty](/usc/28/1361.md)
- [§1362. Indian tribes](/usc/28/1362.md)
- [§1363. Jurors’ employment rights](/usc/28/1363.md)
- [§1364. Direct actions against insurers of members of diplomatic missions and their families](/usc/28/1364.md)
- [§1365. Senate actions](/usc/28/1365.md)
- [§1366. Construction of references to laws of the United States or Acts of Congress](/usc/28/1366.md)
- [§1367. Supplemental jurisdiction](/usc/28/1367.md)
- [§1368. Counterclaims in unfair practices in international trade.](/usc/28/1368.md)
- [§1369. Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction](/usc/28/1369.md)