28 U.S.C. § 127

Virginia

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Virginia is divided into two judicial districts, to be known as the Eastern and Western districts of Virginia.

Eastern District

(a) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Accomac, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Gloucester, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Nansemond, New Kent, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Anne, Richmond, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Warwick, Westmoreland, and York.

Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Alexandria, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond.

Western District

(b) The Western District comprises the counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dickenson, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Halifax, Henry, Highland, Lee, Louisa, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.

Court for the Western District shall be held at Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Charlottesville, Danville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.

(c) Cities and incorporated towns are included in that district in which are included the counties within the exterior boundaries of which such cities and incorporated towns are geographically located or out of the territory of which they have been incorporated.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 49 cases (32 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Patricia Hart v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 266 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 2001).

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Patricia Hart v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 266 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 2001). “§ 43 (creating a court of appeals for each circuit); 28 U.S.C. § 127 (dividing Virginia into two judicial districts); 28 U.”

United States v. Lentz, 352 F. Supp. 2d 718 (E.D. Va. 2005). “See 28 U.S.C. § 127 (defining Virginia's judicial districts); Local Rule 3, E.”

Alderman v. Chrysler Corp., 480 F. Supp. 600 (E.D. Va. 1979). “28 U.S.C. § 127 (b). The defendants, as noted, are foreign corporations incorporated in the State of Delaware with their principal offices in the State of Michigan.”

Dee-K Enter., Inc. v. Heveafil Sdn. Bhd., 985 F. Supp. 640 (E.D. Va. 1997). “See 28 U.S.C. § 127 (b). Indeed, the only reasons one might discern for filing here are the celerity with which complex actions are disposed of in this District, 16 and the proximity of the Alexandria courthouse to plaintiffs’ *646 counsel’s offices in Washington, D.”

Lindner v. BiscayneAmericas Advisers L.L.C., 214 F. Supp. 3d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2016). “29, 2016); 28 U.S.C. § 127 ("Court for the Eastern District [of Virginia] shall be held at .”

Seagrave v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 848 F. Supp. 82 (E.D. La. 1994). “28 U.S.C. § 127 (a). This Court recognizes that Louisiana Civil Code article 3549 contemplates the dismissal of the action.”

Caluyo v. DaVita, Inc., 938 F. Supp. 2d 67 (D.D.C. 2013). “See 28 U.S.C. § 127 (a). Having determined that this case “might have been brought” in the Eastern District of Virginia, this Court shall next determine whether the “convenience of the parties and witnesses” and the “interest of justice” support a transfer.”

Webster v. Potter, 185 F. Supp. 3d 74 (D.D.C. 2016).

United States v. Jones, 302 F. Supp. 3d 752 (W.D. Va. 2017).

Palmer v. San Francisco City Jail Sheriff (N.D. Cal. 2022).

Hall v. Watson (M.D. Fla. 2020).

Hall v. Watson (S.D. Ind. 2020).

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