Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1450 Attachment or Sequestration; Securities
Title 28 › PART IV — JURISDICTION AND VENUE › CHAPTER 89 — DISTRICT COURTS; REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE COURTS › § 1450
Summary
When a case moves from state court to a federal district court, any seizure or hold on the defendant’s property stays in place to cover the final decision like it would have in the state court. Bonds, security, orders, and injunctions made before the move remain valid until the district court changes them.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §1450
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Whenever any action is removed from a State court to a district court of the United States, any attachment or sequestration of the goods or estate of the defendant in such action in the State court shall hold the goods or estate to answer the final judgment or decree in the same manner as they would have been held to answer final judgment or decree had it been rendered by the State court. All bonds, undertakings, or security given by either party in such action prior to its removal shall remain valid and effectual notwithstanding such removal. All injunctions, orders, and other proceedings had in such action prior to its removal shall remain in full force and effect until dissolved or modified by the district court.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 79 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 36, 36 Stat. 1098). Changes were made in phraseology.
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28 U.S.C. § 1450
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102