How have courts interpreted the meaning of a "plain language" section of the Civil Code of Civil Procedure?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Navajo Nation v. Dep't of the Interior, 876 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. 2017):
34 "It is well established that when the statute's language is plain, the sole function of the courtsat least where the disposition required by the text is not absurdis to enforce it according to its terms." Lamie v. U.S. Tr., 540 U.S. 526, 534, 124 S.Ct. 1023, 157 L.Ed.2d 1024 (2004).
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