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 94 STAT. 2370 Plaintiffs costs.

28 USC 1331 ^°^^-

PUBLIC LAW 96-486—DEC. 1, 1980

"(b) Except when express provision is made in a statute of the United States, in any case in which the plaintiff is finally adjudged to be entitled to recover less than the sum or value of $10,000, computed without regard to any setoff or counterclaim to which the defendant may be adjudged to be entitled, and exclusive of interests and costs, the district court may deny costs to the plaintiff and, in addition, may impose costs on the plaintiff.". SEC. 4. This Act shall apply to any civil action pending on the date of enactment of this Act. Approved December 1, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1461 (Comm. on the Judiciary). SENATE REPORT No. 96-827 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): June 28, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 17, considered and passed House.

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