End Judge Shopping Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3163
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2023-05-09
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>End Judge Shopping Act of 2023 </b></p> <p>This bill requires a civil action that seeks a widely enforceable order to be brought in a division of a judicial district with two or more active judges. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3163 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2023 Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of nationwide injunctions from single-judge divisions of U.S. District Courts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Judge Shopping Act of 2023 . 2. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties (a) In general Chapter 87 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1414. Civil actions seeking nationwide injunctions A civil action which seeks an order enforceable in each district and division of the United States shall be brought only in a division of a judicial district which has two or more active judges assigned. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 1414. Civil actions seeking nationwide injunctions. .