Schlanger v. Seamans

How courts have described this case

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• 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e), applicable in civil proceedings against United States employees or officers, does not apply in habeas proceedings
• though “Congress has provided for nationwide service of process” in 28 U. S. C. §1391(e) (1964 ed., Supp. V), that statute was meant to expand venue, not personal jurisdiction
• nationwide service of process under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e) applicable in civil proceedings against United States employees and officers is not available in habeas corpus proceedings

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