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[CITE: 28USC141]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                     PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
 
                       CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
 
Sec. 141. Special sessions; places; notice

    Special sessions of the district court may be held at such places in 
the district as the nature of the business may require, and upon such 
notice as the court orders.
    Any business may be transacted at a special session which might be 
transacted at a regular session.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 897; Pub. L. 88-139, Sec. 1, Oct. 16, 
1963, 77 Stat. 248.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 15 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, 
Sec. 11, 36 Stat. 1089).
    Section was rewritten to include provision that notice of special 
terms should conform to rules approved by the judicial council of the 
circuit, thus insuring a uniform practice among the courts for convening 
special terms.
    Changes of phraseology were made.


                               Amendments

    1963--Pub. L. 88-139 substituted ``sessions'' for ``terms'' and 
``session'' for ``term'' wherever appearing in text and section 
catchline, and struck out ``pursuant to rules approved by the judicial 
council of the circuit'' after ``court orders'' in text.
