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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 50— SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF · SUBCHAPTER VIII— CIVIL LIABILITY · § 4042

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§ 4042. Private right of action

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(a)In general Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action—

(1)obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation;

(2)recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and

(3)be a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.

(b)Costs and attorney fees The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter who prevails in an action brought under subsection

(a)the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VIII, § 802, as added Pub. L. 111–275, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2877; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 547(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1378.)

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Public Law 116-92
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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§ 4041
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Public Law 116–92
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Public Law 116-92

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Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888
Pub. L. 111–275, title III, § 303(a)
124 Stat. 2877
133 Stat. 1378

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Pub. L.Public Law 116-92

ActOct. 17, 1940, ch. 888

Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–275, title III, § 303(a)

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Stat.133 Stat. 1378

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