28 U.S.C. § 2283 - Stay of State court proceedings

• Cite as: 28 U.S.C. § 2283

A court of the United States may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a State court except as expressly authorized by Act of Congress, or where necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 2283

Source: June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 968.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 7/10/2021

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §379 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §265, 36 Stat. 1162).

An exception as to acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy was omitted and the general exception substituted to cover all exceptions.

The phrase "in aid of its jurisdiction" was added to conform to section 1651 of this title and to make clear the recognized power of the Federal courts to stay proceedings in State cases removed to the district courts.