18 U.S.C. § 2334 : US Code - Section 2334: Jurisdiction and venue

Search 18 U.S.C. § 2334 : US Code - Section 2334: Jurisdiction and venue

(a) General Venue. - Any civil action under section 2333 of this
title against any person may be instituted in the district court of
the United States for any district where any plaintiff resides or
where any defendant resides or is served, or has an agent. Process
in such a civil action may be served in any district where the
defendant resides, is found, or has an agent.
(b) Special Maritime or Territorial Jurisdiction. - If the
actions giving rise to the claim occurred within the special
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as
defined in section 7 of this title, then any civil action under
section 2333 of this title against any person may be instituted in
the district court of the United States for any district in which
any plaintiff resides or the defendant resides, is served, or has
an agent.
(c) Service on Witnesses. - A witness in a civil action brought
under section 2333 of this title may be served in any other
district where the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent.
(d) Convenience of the Forum. - The district court shall not
dismiss any action brought under section 2333 of this title on the
grounds of the inconvenience or inappropriateness of the forum
chosen, unless -
(1) the action may be maintained in a foreign court that has
jurisdiction over the subject matter and over all the defendants;
(2) that foreign court is significantly more convenient and
appropriate; and
(3) that foreign court offers a remedy which is substantially
the same as the one available in the courts of the United States.