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28 U.S.C. 1444: Foreclosure action against United StatesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 28-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 89-DISTRICT COURTS; REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE COURTS
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§1444. Foreclosure action against United States

Any action brought under section 2410 of this title against the United States in any State court may be removed by the United States to the district court of the United States for the district and division in which the action is pending.

( June 25, 1948, ch. 646 , 62 Stat. 938 ; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 82 , 63 Stat. 101 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

1948 Act

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 903 (Mar. 4, 1931, ch. 515, § 3, 46 Stat. 1529).

The procedural provisions of section 903 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as covered by section 1446 of this title.

Changes were made in phraseology.

1949 Act

This section corrects typographical errors in section 1444 of title 28, U.S.C.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1949⁠—Act May 24, 1949, inserted “court” between “State” and “may”, and substituted “division” for “divisions”.