Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1653 Amendment of Pleadings to Show Jurisdiction
Title 28 › PART V — PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 111 — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1653
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Trial courts and appeals courts can let someone correct wrong or missing statements about the court's power to hear a case, and they can set conditions when they allow that correction.
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Title 28, §1653
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Defective allegations of jurisdiction may be amended, upon terms, in the trial or appellate courts.
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Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 399 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 274c, as added Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 90, 38 Stat. 956). Section was extended to permit amendment of all jurisdictional allegations instead of merely allegations of diversity of citizenship as provided by section 399 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Changes were made in phraseology.
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28 U.S.C. § 1653
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102