28 USC § 2351 - Enforcement of orders by district courts

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title: "28 USC § 2351 - Enforcement of orders by district courts"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2351"
section_name: "Enforcement of orders by district courts"
chapter_number: 158
chapter_name: "ORDERS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES; REVIEW"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(e), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 624.)"
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# § 2351. Enforcement of orders by district courts

section 193 of title 7

The several district courts have jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to enjoin and restrain any person from violating any order issued under .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(e), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 624.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 1042. | Dec. 29, 1950, ch. 1189, § 12, 64 Stat. 1132. |

The words “United States” preceding “district court” are omitted as unnecessary because the term “district court” as used in title 28 means a United States district court. See , United States Code. The words “have jurisdiction” are substituted for “are vested with jurisdiction”. The words “heretofore or hereafter” following “order” are omitted as unnecessary and any existing rights and liabilities are preserved by technical sections 7 and 8.