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28 U.S.C. § 125
Utah
Utah constitutes one judicial district comprising two divisions.(1) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber.Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Salt Lake City and Ogden.
(2) The Central Division comprises the counties of Beaver, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, and Wayne.Court for the Central Division shall be held at Salt Lake City, Provo, St. George, Moab, and Monticello..11 So in original.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 104–317, title VI, § 606, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3859; Pub. L. 118–250, § 1, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2939.)Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 190 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 109, 36 Stat. 1127).
A provision relating to the maintenance of offices by the clerk was omitted as covered by section 751 of this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Editorial NotesAmendments2025—Pub. L. 118–250 substituted “St. George, Moab, and Monticello.” for “and St. George”.
1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–317, § 606(a), inserted “Salt Lake City and” before “Ogden”.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–317, § 606(b), inserted “, Provo, and St. George” after “Salt Lake City”.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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2 in the last 5 years), 1928–2025 · leading case:
Muratore v. Darr, 375 F.3d 140 (1st Cir. 2004).
Muratore v. Darr, 375 F.3d 140 (1st Cir. 2004).
· cites it 3× “In interpreting section 959(a)’s predecessor, 28 U.S.C. § 125 , 2 Learned Hand, writing for the Second Circuit, concluded that “[mjerely to hold matters in statu quo; to mark time, as it were; to do only what is necessary to hold the assets intact; such activities” did not…”
Vass v. Conron Bros. Co., 59 F.2d 969 (2d Cir. 1932).
· cites it 3× “Code (Judicial Code § 66, 28 USCA § 125) presupposes its correctness, by making an exception to it.”
MacArthur v. San Juan Cnty., 416 F. Supp. 2d 1098 (D. Utah 2005).
· cites it 2× “is proper within the Central Division of the District of Utah under 28 U.S.C. § 125 . b. Defendants’ Statement of Venue.”
In re Jefferson Cnty., 484 B.R. 427 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2012).
· cites it 2× “” 28 U.S.C. § 125 (1887) (emphasis added). As written, it applied to only receivers or managers appointed by a court of the United States.”
Thompson v. Texas Mexican Ry. Co., 328 U.S. 134 (1946).
“66 of the Judicial Code, 28 U. S. C. § 125 , authorizes suits against the trustee, without leave of the bankruptcy court, “in respect of any act or transaction of his in carrying on the business.”
Jacobowitz v. Thomson, 141 F.2d 72 (2d Cir. 1944).
· cites it 2× “Code, § 66, 28 U.S.C.A. § 125 , was “to place receivers upon the same plane with railroad companies, both as respects their liability to be sued for acts done while operating a railroad, and as respects the mode of service.”
In Re Old Carco LLC, 424 B.R. 633 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010).
“Mining court quoted Judge Learned Hand’s interpretation of 28 U.S.C. § 125 , the predecessor section to 28 U.”
Stephens v. Walker, 117 So. 22 (Ala. 1928).
· cites it 7× “Code; 28 USCA § 125, and note 2, p. 212; In re Smith (D.”
Eaton v. Whisenant, 50 S.W.2d 1109 (Tex. App. 1932).
· cites it 2× “against the *1111 receiver could not be prosecuted in another court without its permission, therefore, the ■question presented for decision is, Was it necessary for plaintiffs to have obtained such leave as a condition precedent? Originally a receiver could neither sue nor be…”
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