To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial.
Multidistrict Trial Jurisdiction Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal judicial code to allow a civil action transferred for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings to be transferred for trial purposes, by the judge or judges of the transferee district to whom the action was assigned, to the transferee or other district in the interest of justice and for the convenience of the parties and witnesses.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: and House requests a conference.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1005)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1182-1183)
See H.R.2112.
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