28 U.S.C. § 2710

Right of attachment

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(a) Where debts are due from a defaulting or delinquent postmaster, contractor, or other officer, agent or employee of the Post Office Department, a warrant of attachment may issue against all property and legal and equitable rights belonging to him, and his sureties, or either of them, where he—(1) is a nonresident of the district where he was appointed, or has departed from that district for the purpose of permanently residing outside thereof, or of avoiding the service of civil process; and(2) has conveyed away, or is about to convey away any of his property, or has removed or is about to remove the same from the district wherein it is situated, with intent to defraud the United States.(b) When the property has been removed, the marshal of the district into which it has been removed, upon receipt of certified copies of the warrant, may seize the property and convey it to a convenient place within the jurisdiction of the court which issued the warrant. Alias warrants may be issued upon due application. The warrant first issued remains valid until the return day thereof.(Added Pub. L. 86–682, § 9, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 706.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was derived from R.S. § 924, which was originally classified to section 737 of former Title 28. Following the general revision and enactment of Title 28 by act June 25, 1948, R.S. § 924 was reclassified to section 837 of Title 39. R.S. § 924 was repealed by section 12(c) of Pub. L. 86–682 (section 1 of which revised and enacted Title 39), and reenacted by section 9 thereof as section 2710 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesChange of Name

References to Post Office Department, Postal Service, Postal Field Service, Field Postal Service, or Departmental Service or Departmental Headquarters of Post Office Department to be considered references to United States Postal Service pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 783, set out as a Cross Reference note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.

Effective Date

Section effective Sept. 1, 1960, see section 11 of Pub. L. 86–682, 74 Stat. 708.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2024 · leading case: Salazar v. NBA

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Salazar v. NBA (2024) ca2 “28 U.S.C. § 2710 (a)(1). We elaborate below.”

Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. (2015) mad “” 28 U.S.C. § 2710 (b)(2)(D)(ii). . While the Court places very limited weight on legislative history, that history supports such a conclusion.”

Tewani Imports, Inc. v. Norwest Bank, N.A. (2001) txsd “See 28 U.S.C. § 2710 . The antecedent circumstances here are different, but because the Postal Service seeks a balance due, it is authorized to bring suit.”

Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation v. Unite Here Int'l Union (2018) casd “"The practical effect of this holding is to take away from tribes the ability to force states to comply with IGRA's compacting scheme.”

Collins v. Toledo Blade Company (2024) ohnd “]” 28 U.S.C. § 2710 (a)(4). The parties do not dispute that this case does not involve video cassette tape rental or sale.”

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