The laws of the United States relating to appeals, certiorari, removal of causes, and other matters or proceedings as between the courts of the United States and the courts of the several States shall govern in such matters and proceedings as between the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the courts of Puerto Rico.
All pleadings and proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico shall be conducted in the English language.
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, § 3531 Stat. 85Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 4239 Stat. 966Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, § 1343 Stat. 942Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, § 145 Stat. 54May 17, 1932, ch. 19047 Stat. 158June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 2162 Stat. 990(, ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The laws of the United States relating to appeals, certiorari, removal of causes, and other matters or proceedings, referred to in text, are classified to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Codification
section 132(a) of Title 28section 119 of Title 28“United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico” in view of , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, which states that “There shall be in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the district” and , which states that “Puerto Rico constitutes one judicial district.”
Prior Provisions
Act Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 24436 Stat. 1157act Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 22, § 338 Stat. 804, , related to direct appeals from The Supreme Court and the United District Court for Puerto Rico to the United States Supreme Court, prior to repeal by , .
act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, § 3431 Stat. 84Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , .
Amendments
1948—Act , amended section generally, and struck out provisions relating to the term of district court and appeals to the circuit court.
1928—Act , abolished writ of error in civil and criminal cases and made all relief formerly obtained by writ of error obtainable by appeal.
Act Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, § 131925—, repealed provisions of this section permitting a direct review by the Supreme Court of cases in the courts in Puerto Rico.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 731a of this title“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act , which is classified to .
Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
section 1 of Title 28Amendment by act , effective , see section 38 of that act, set out as an Effective Date note preceding , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Repeals
act Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 22943 Stat. 936Section 39 of act , repealed section 1 of , , formerly cited as a credit to this section, which authorized review in the Circuit Court of Appeals in the First Circuit.