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 62 STAT.] 80rH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 646-JUNE 25, 1948 935 § 1358. Eminent domain The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all proceedings to condemn real estate for the use of the United States or its depart- ments or agencies. § 1359. Parties collusively joined or made A district court shall not have jurisdiction of a civil action in which any party, by assignment or otherwise, has been improperly or col- lusively made or joined to invoke the jurisdiction of such court. CHAPTER 87-DISTRICT COURTS; VENUE Sec. 1391. Venue generally. 1392. Defendants or property in different districts in same State. 1393. Divisions; single defendant; defendants in different divisions. 1394. Banking association's action against Comptroller of Currency. 1395. Fine, penalty or forfeiture. 1396. Internal revenue taxes 1397. Interpleader. 1398. Interstate Commerce Commisson's orders. 1399. Partition action involving United States. 1400. Patents and copyrights. 1401. Stockholder's derivative action. 1402. United States as defendant. 1403. Eminent domain. 1404. Change of venue. 1405. Creation or alteration of district or division. 1406. Cure or waiver of defects. § 1391. Venue generally (a) A civil action wherein jurisdiction is founded only on diversity of citizenship may, except as otherwise provided by law, be brought only in the judicial district where all plaintiffs or all defendants reside. (b) A civil action wherein jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity of citizenship may be brought only in the judicial district where all defendants reside, except as otherwise provided by law. (c) A corporation may be sued in any judicial district m which it is incorporated or licensed to do business or is doing business, and such judicial district shall be regarded as the residence of such corpo- ration for venue purposes. (d) An alien may be sued in any district. § 1392. Defendants or property in different districts in same State (a) Any civil action, not of a local nature, against defendants residing in different districts in the same State, maybe brought in any of such districts. (b) Any civil action, of a local nature, involving property located in different districts in the same State, may be brought in any of such districts. § 1393. Divisions; single defendant; defendants in different divisions (a) Except as otherwise provided, any civil action, not of a local nature, against a single defendant in a district containing more than one division must be brought in the division where he resides. (b) Any such action, against defendants residing in different divi- sions of the same district or different districts in the same State, may be brought in any of such divisions. § 1394. Banking association's action against Comptroller of Currency Any civil action by a national banking association to enjoin the

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