See D.C. Code § 12301 (Lexis Advance through May 2, 2024.) ""Declaratory judgment actions are subject to a fouryear statute of limitations. In Texas, the statute of limitations for damage to personal property is two years.Every lawsuit must be brought within one of various deadlines spelled out in the law, which are known as statutes of limitations. ONE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. A declaratory judgment is a judicial determination of the rights of respective parties, as opposed to coercive relief or damages. The purpose of declaratory. The Federal Declaratory Judgment Act creates a remedy, not a basis for jurisdiction; either diversity or federal question jurisdiction must still exist. The stated purpose of the Texas Uniform. Declaratory Judgments Act ("TUDJA" or the "Act") is. 1, 1985. Sec. 37.002.