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19 U.S.C. § 1920

Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce

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In providing technical and financial assistance under sections 1913 and 1914 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the Secretary of Commerce may sue and be sued in any court of record of a State having general jurisdiction or in any United States district court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon such district court to determine such controversies without regard to the amount in controversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnishment, or other similar process, mesne or final, shall be issued against him or his property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to except the activities pursuant to sections 1913 and 1914 1 of this title from the application of sections 517, 519, and 2679 of title 28.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: United States v. Hitachi Am., Ltd., 101 F. Supp. 2d 830 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2000).
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United States v. Hitachi Am., Ltd., 101 F. Supp. 2d 830 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2000). “”) in conjunction with 19 U.S.C. § 1920 (“A bill of costs shall be filed in the case and, upon allowance, included in the judgment or decree” and that “any court of the United States may tax as costs the following .”
Cent. Bank of the Midwest v. Nueterra Capital, LLC (D. Kan. 2023). “) Under 19 U.S.C. § 1920 , the court may tax as costs clerk and marshal fees “and the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case.”
Camelot Banquet Rooms, Inc. v. Carranza (E.D. Wis. 2020). “Provisions like it are found in other federal statutes creating agencies that participate in commercial activity.”
J.R. Schuster LLC v. United States Small Bus. Admin. (E.D. Wis. 2020). “Provisions like it are found in other federal statutes creating agencies that participate in commercial activity.”
Hernandez v. Saul (S.D. Cal. 2025). “§ 2412 (d) AND COSTS 16 PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. § 1920 [ECF NO. 26] 17 18 19 Presently before the Court is a joint motion for the award of attorney’s fees and 20 expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.”
Hernandez v. Saul (S.D. Cal. 2025). “§ 2412 (d) AND COSTS 16 PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. § 1920 [ECF NO. 29] 17 18 19 Presently before the Court is the parties’ second joint motion for the award of 20 attorney’s fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.”
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