The jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii is extended to all civil and criminal cases arising on or within the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, and, having regard to the special status of Canton and Enderbury Islands pursuant to an agreement of April 6, 1939, between the Governments of the United States and of the United Kingdom to set up a regime for their use in common, the said jurisdiction is also extended to all civil and criminal cases arising on or within Canton Island and Enderbury Island: Provided, That such extension to Canton and Enderbury Islands shall in no way be construed to be prejudicial to the claims of the United Kingdom to said islands in accordance with the agreement. All civil acts and deeds consummated and taking place on any of these islands or in the waters adjacent thereto, and all offenses and crimes committed thereon, or on or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall be deemed to have been consummated or committed on the high seas on board a merchant vessel or other vessel belonging to the United States and shall be adjudicated and determined or adjudged and punished according to the laws of the United States relating to such civil acts or offenses on such ships or vessels on the high seas, which laws for the purpose aforesaid are extended over such islands, rocks, and keys.
The laws of the United States relating to juries and jury trials shall be applicable to the trial of such cases before said district court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
9
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1957–2023 · leading case:
Hall v. Env't Chem. Corp., 64 F. Supp. 2d 638 (S.D. Tex. 1999).
Hall v. Env't Chem. Corp., 64 F. Supp. 2d 638 (S.D. Tex. 1999).
· cites it 4× “Although Defendant points with sincerity to the legislative history of 48 U.S.C. § 644a, Defendant’s argument is simply not supported by the plain language of the statute.”
United States v. Monique Lozoya, 982 F.3d 648 (9th Cir. 2020).
· cites it 2× “, 48 U.S.C. § 644a (providing that “all offenses and crimes committed” on certain Pacific islands, including the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, and Palmyra Island, “shall be deemed to have been consummated or committed on the high seas on board a merchant vessel…”
Armitage Sr. v. Woll (D. Haw. 2023).
· cites it 2× “Armitage claims this court has jurisdiction over his Complaint through 48 U.S.C. § 644a, which states: Jurisdiction of district court of cases arising on or within Midway, Wake, Johnston, Sand, etc.”
Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Raytheon Technical Servs. Co., 309 F. Supp. 2d 1211 (D. Haw. 2004).
· cites it 2× “48 U.S.C. § 644a (2000). The statute states that [t]he jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Hawai'i is extended to all civil and criminal cases arising on or within the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef,…”
Cornelius v. Facilities Mgmt. Corp., 375 F. Supp. 916 (D. Haw. 1974).
· cites it 4× “Jurisdiction of this court is based on 48 U.S.C. § 644a, which provides in pertinent part: The jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District *917 of Hawaii is extended to all civil .”
Buck Duane Walker v. United States, 802 F.2d 1106 (9th Cir. 1986).
· cites it 2× “§ 10 defines “interstate commerce” as “commerce between one State, Territory, Possession, or the District of Columbia and another State, Territory, Possession, or the District of Columbia.”
Jacobson v. Kalama Servs., 128 F. Supp. 2d 644 (D. Haw. 2000).
· cites it 2× “The Territories and Insular Possessions Act, 48 U.S.C. § 644a (“TIPA”) is the source of the substantive law on Johnston Island.”
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