US Code
Title 28— JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

§ 1495. Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

§ 1496. Disbursing officers’ claims - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

§ 1497. Oyster growers’ damages from dredging operations - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

§ 1498. Patent and copyright cases - (a) Whenever an invention described in and covered by a...

§ 1499. Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under chapter 37 of title 40 - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

§ 1500. Pendency of claims in other courts - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall not have...

§ 1501. Pensions - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall not have...

§ 1502. Treaty cases - Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, the United...

§ 1503. Set-offs - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

[§ 1504. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 1505. Indian claims - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

[§ 1506. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 1507. Jurisdiction for certain declaratory judgments - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction...

§ 1508. Jurisdiction for certain partnership proceedings - The Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to hear...

§ 1509. No jurisdiction in cases involving refunds of tax shelter promoter and understatement penalties - The United States Court of Federal Claims shall not have...

[CHAPTER 93— REPEALED]

[§§ 1541 to 1546. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 95— COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

§ 1581. Civil actions against the United States and agencies and officers thereof - (a) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive jurisdiction...

§ 1582. Civil actions commenced by the United States - (1) to recover a civil penalty under section 592, 593A,...

§ 1583. Counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party actions - In any civil action in the Court of International Trade,...

§ 1584. Civil actions under the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement or the USMCA - The United States Court of International Trade shall have exclusive...

§ 1585. Powers in law and equity - The Court of International Trade shall possess all the powers...

CHAPTER 97— JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES

§ 1602. Findings and declaration of purpose - The Congress finds that the determination by United States courts...

§ 1603. Definitions - (a) A “foreign state”, except as used in section 1608...

§ 1604. Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction - Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States...

§ 1605. General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state - (a) A foreign state shall not be immune from the...

§ 1605A. Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state - (a) In General.—(1) No immunity.—A foreign state shall not be...

§ 1605B. Responsibility of foreign states for international terrorism against the United States - (a) Definition.—In this section, the term “international terrorism”—(1) has the...

§ 1606. Extent of liability - As to any claim for relief with respect to which...

§ 1607. Counterclaims - (a) for which a foreign state would not be entitled...

§ 1608. Service; time to answer; default - (a) Service in the courts of the United States and...

§ 1609. Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state - Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States...

§ 1610. Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution - (a) The property in the United States of a foreign...

§ 1611. Certain types of property immune from execution - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter,...

CHAPTER 99— GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1631. Transfer to cure want of jurisdiction - Whenever a civil action is filed in a court as...

PART V— PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 111— GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1651. Writs - (a) The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act...

§ 1652. State laws as rules of decision - The laws of the several states, except where the Constitution...

§ 1653. Amendment of pleadings to show jurisdiction - Defective allegations of jurisdiction may be amended, upon terms, in...

§ 1654. Appearance personally or by counsel - In all courts of the United States the parties may...

§ 1655. Lien enforcement; absent defendants - In an action in a district court to enforce any...

§ 1656. Creation of new district or division or transfer of territory; lien enforcement - The creation of a new district or division or the...

§ 1657. Priority of civil actions - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each court of...

§ 1658. Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a civil action...

§ 1659. Stay of certain actions pending disposition of related proceedings before the United States International Trade Commission - (a) Stay.—In a civil action involving parties that are also...

CHAPTER 113— PROCESS

§ 1691. Seal and teste of process - All writs and process issuing from a court of the...

§ 1692. Process and orders affecting property in different districts - In proceedings in a district court where a receiver is...

§ 1693. Place of arrest in civil action - Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, no person...

§ 1694. Patent infringement action - In a patent infringement action commenced in a district where...

§ 1695. Stockholder’s derivative action - Process in a stockholder’s action in behalf of his corporation...

§ 1696. Service in foreign and international litigation - (a) The district court of the district in which a...

§ 1697. Service in multiparty, multiforum actions - When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in...

CHAPTER 114— CLASS ACTIONS

§ 1711. Definitions - (1) Class.—The term “class” means all of the class members...

§ 1712. Coupon settlements - (a) Contingent Fees in Coupon Settlements.—If a proposed settlement in...

§ 1713. Protection against loss by class members - The court may approve a proposed settlement under which any...

§ 1714. Protection against discrimination based on geographic location - The court may not approve a proposed settlement that provides...

§ 1715. Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials - (a) Definitions.—(1) Appropriate federal official.—In this section, the term “appropriate...

CHAPTER 115— EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY

§ 1731. Handwriting - The admitted or proved handwriting of any person shall be...

§ 1732. Record made in regular course of business; photographic copies - If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling,...

§ 1733. Government records and papers; copies - (a) Books or records of account or minutes of proceedings...

§ 1734. Court record lost or destroyed, generally - (a) A lost or destroyed record of any proceeding in...

§ 1735. Court record lost or destroyed where United States interested - (a) When the record of any case or matter in...

§ 1736. Congressional Journals - Extracts from the Journals of the Senate and the House...

§ 1737. Copy of officer’s bond - Any person to whose custody the bond of any officer...

§ 1738. State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit - The Acts of the legislature of any State, Territory, or...

§ 1738A. Full faith and credit given to child custody determinations - (a) The appropriate authorities of every State shall enforce according...

§ 1738B. Full faith and credit for child support orders - (a) General Rule.—The appropriate authorities of each State—(1) shall enforce...

§ 1738C. Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof - (a) In General.—No person acting under color of State law...

§ 1739. State and Territorial nonjudicial records; full faith and credit - All nonjudicial records or books kept in any public office...

§ 1740. Copies of consular papers - Copies of all official documents and papers in the office...

§ 1741. Foreign official documents - An official record or document of a foreign country may...

[§ 1742. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 1743. Demand on postmaster - The certificate of the Postmaster General or the Government Accountability...

§ 1744. Copies of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, generally - Copies of letters patent or of any records, books, papers,...

§ 1745. Copies of foreign patent documents - Copies of the specifications and drawings of foreign letters patent,...

§ 1746. Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury - (1) If executed without the United States: “I declare (or...

CHAPTER 117— EVIDENCE; DEPOSITIONS

§ 1781. Transmittal of letter rogatory or request - (a) The Department of State has power, directly, or through...

§ 1782. Assistance to foreign and international tribunals and to litigants before such tribunals - (a) The district court of the district in which a...

§ 1783. Subpoena of person in foreign country - (a) A court of the United States may order the...

§ 1784. Contempt - (a) The court of the United States which has issued...

§ 1785. Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions - When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in...

CHAPTER 119— EVIDENCE; WITNESSES

§ 1821. Per diem and mileage generally; subsistence - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a witness in...

§ 1822. Competency of interested persons; share of penalties payable - Any person interested in a share of any fine, penalty...

[§ 1823. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 1824. Mileage fees under summons as both witness and juror - No constructive or double mileage fees shall be allowed by...

§ 1825. Payment of fees - (a) In any case in which the United States or...

§ 1826. Recalcitrant witnesses - (a) Whenever a witness in any proceeding before or ancillary...

§ 1827. Interpreters in courts of the United States - (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United...

§ 1828. Special interpretation services - (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United...

CHAPTER 121— JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY

§ 1861. Declaration of policy - It is the policy of the United States that all...

§ 1862. Discrimination prohibited - No citizen shall be excluded from service as a grand...

§ 1863. Plan for random jury selection - (a) Each United States district court shall devise and place...

§ 1864. Drawing of names from the master jury wheel; completion of juror qualification form - (a) From time to time as directed by the district...

§ 1865. Qualifications for jury service - (a) The chief judge of the district court, or such...

§ 1866. Selection and summoning of jury panels - (a) The jury commission, or in the absence thereof the...

§ 1867. Challenging compliance with selection procedures - (a) In criminal cases, before the voir dire examination begins,...

§ 1868. Maintenance and inspection of records - After the master jury wheel is emptied and refilled pursuant...

§ 1869. Definitions - (a) “clerk” and “clerk of the court” shall mean the...

§ 1870. Challenges - In civil cases, each party shall be entitled to three...

§ 1871. Fees - (a) Grand and petit jurors in district courts appearing pursuant...

§ 1872. Issues of fact in Supreme Court - In all original actions at law in the Supreme Court...

§ 1873. Admiralty and maritime cases - In any case of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction relating to...

§ 1874. Actions on bonds and specialties - In all actions to recover the forfeiture annexed to any...

§ 1875. Protection of jurors’ employment - (a) No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or...

§ 1876. Trial by jury in the Court of International Trade - (a) In any civil action in the Court of International...

§ 1877. Protection of jurors - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section and title...

§ 1878. Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualification procedure - (a) At the option of each district court, jurors may...

CHAPTER 123— FEES AND COSTS

§ 1911. Supreme Court - The Supreme Court may fix the fees to be charged...

§ 1912. Damages and costs on affirmance - Where a judgment is affirmed by the Supreme Court or...

§ 1913. Courts of appeals - The fees and costs to be charged and collected in...

§ 1914. District court; filing and miscellaneous fees; rules of court - (a) The clerk of each district court shall require the...

§ 1915. Proceedings in forma pauperis - (a)(1) Subject to subsection (b), any court of the United...

§ 1915A. Screening - (a) Screening.—The court shall review, before docketing, if feasible or,...

§ 1916. Seamen’s suits - In all courts of the United States, seamen may institute...

§ 1917. District courts; fee on filing notice of or petition for appeal - Upon the filing of any separate or joint notice of...

§ 1918. District courts; fines, forfeitures and criminal proceedings - (a) Costs shall be included in any judgment, order, or...

§ 1919. Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction - Whenever any action or suit is dismissed in any district...

§ 1920. Taxation of costs - (1) Fees of the clerk and marshal; (2) Fees for...

§ 1921. United States marshal’s fees - (a)(1) The United States marshals or deputy marshals shall routinely...

§ 1922. Witness fees before United States magistrate judges - The fees of more than four witnesses shall not be...

§ 1923. Docket fees and costs of briefs - (a) Attorney’s and proctor’s docket fees in courts of the...

§ 1924. Verification of bill of costs - Before any bill of costs is taxed, the party claiming...

§ 1925. Admiralty and maritime cases - Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, the allowance...

§ 1926. Court of Federal Claims - (a) The Judicial Conference of the United States shall prescribe...

§ 1927. Counsel’s liability for excessive costs - Any attorney or other person admitted to conduct cases in...

§ 1928. Patent infringement action; disclaimer not filed - Whenever a judgment is rendered for the plaintiff in any...

§ 1929. Extraordinary expenses not expressly authorized - Where the ministerial officers of the United States incur extraordinary...

§ 1930. Bankruptcy fees - (a) The parties commencing a case under title 11 shall...

§ 1931. Disposition of filing fees - (a) Of the amounts paid to the clerk of court...

§ 1932. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation - The Judicial Conference of the United States shall prescribe from...

§ 1932. Revocation of earned release credit - (1) the claim was filed for a malicious purpose; (2)...

CHAPTER 125— PENDING ACTIONS AND JUDGMENTS

§ 1961. Interest - (a) Interest shall be allowed on any money judgment in...

§ 1962. Lien - Every judgment rendered by a district court within a State...

§ 1963. Registration of judgments for enforcement in other districts - A judgment in an action for the recovery of money...

[§ 1963A. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 1964. Constructive notice of pending actions - Where the law of a State requires a notice of...

CHAPTER 127— EXECUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SALES

§ 2001. Sale of realty generally - (a) Any realty or interest therein sold under any order...

§ 2002. Notice of sale of realty - A public sale of realty or interest therein under any...

§ 2003. Marshal’s incapacity after levy on or sale of realty - Whenever a United States marshal dies, is removed from office,...

§ 2004. Sale of personalty generally - Any personalty sold under any order or decree of any...

§ 2005. Appraisal of goods taken on execution - Whenever State law requires that goods taken on execution be...

§ 2006. Execution against revenue officer - (1) probable cause existed; or (2) the officer acted under...

§ 2007. Imprisonment for debt - (a) A person shall not be imprisoned for debt on...

CHAPTER 129— MONEYS PAID INTO COURT

§ 2041. Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases - All moneys paid into any court of the United States,...

§ 2042. Withdrawal - No money deposited under shall be withdrawn except by order...

§ 2043. Deposit of other moneys - Except for public moneys deposited under , each clerk of...

§ 2044. Payment of fine with bond money - On motion of the United States attorney, the court shall...

§ 2045. Investment of court registry funds - (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United...

CHAPTER 131— RULES OF COURTS

§ 2071. Rule-making power generally - (a) The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act...

§ 2072. Rules of procedure and evidence; power to prescribe - (a) The Supreme Court shall have the power to prescribe...

§ 2073. Rules of procedure and evidence; method of prescribing - (a)(1) The Judicial Conference shall prescribe and publish the procedures...

§ 2074. Rules of procedure and evidence; submission to Congress; effective date - (a) The Supreme Court shall transmit to the Congress not...

§ 2075. Bankruptcy rules - The Supreme Court shall have the power to prescribe by...

[§ 2076. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 2077. Publication of rules; advisory committees - (a) The rules for the conduct of the business of...

CHAPTER 133— REVIEW—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

§ 2101. Supreme Court; time for appeal or certiorari; docketing; stay - (a) A direct appeal to the Supreme Court from any...

§ 2102. Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court - Criminal cases on review from State courts shall have priority,...

[§ 2103. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 2104. Reviews of State court decisions - A review by the Supreme Court of a judgment or...

§ 2105. Scope of review; abatement - There shall be no reversal in the Supreme Court or...

§ 2106. Determination - The Supreme Court or any other court of appellate jurisdiction...

§ 2107. Time for appeal to court of appeals - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no appeal...

§ 2108. Proof of amount in controversy - Where the power of any court of appeals to review...

§ 2109. Quorum of Supreme Court justices absent - If a case brought to the Supreme Court by direct...

[§ 2110. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 2111. Harmless error - On the hearing of any appeal or writ of certiorari...

§ 2112. Record on review and enforcement of agency orders - (a) The rules prescribed under the authority of section 2072...

§ 2113. Definition - For purposes of this chapter, the terms “State court”, “State...

PART VI— PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 151— DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS

§ 2201. Creation of remedy - (a) In a case of actual controversy within its jurisdiction,...

§ 2202. Further relief - Further necessary or proper relief based on a declaratory judgment...

CHAPTER 153— HABEAS CORPUS

§ 2241. Power to grant writ - (a) Writs of habeas corpus may be granted by the...

§ 2242. Application - Application for a writ of habeas corpus shall be in...

§ 2243. Issuance of writ; return; hearing; decision - A court, justice or judge entertaining an application for a...

§ 2244. Finality of determination - (a) No circuit or district judge shall be required to...

§ 2245. Certificate of trial judge admissible in evidence - On the hearing of an application for a writ of...

§ 2246. Evidence; depositions; affidavits - On application for a writ of habeas corpus, evidence may...

§ 2247. Documentary evidence - On application for a writ of habeas corpus documentary evidence,...

§ 2248. Return or answer; conclusiveness - The allegations of a return to the writ of habeas...

§ 2249. Certified copies of indictment, plea and judgment; duty of respondent - On application for a writ of habeas corpus to inquire...

§ 2250. Indigent petitioner entitled to documents without cost - If on any application for a writ of habeas corpus...

§ 2251. Stay of State court proceedings - (a) In General.—(1) Pending matters.—A justice or judge of the...

§ 2252. Notice - Prior to the hearing of a habeas corpus proceeding in...

§ 2253. Appeal - (a) In a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding under...

§ 2254. State custody; remedies in Federal courts - (a) The Supreme Court, a Justice thereof, a circuit judge,...

§ 2255. Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence - (a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court...

[§ 2256. Omitted] -

CHAPTER 154— SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES

§ 2261. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence; appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or statute; procedures for appointment - (a) This chapter shall apply to cases arising under section...

§ 2262. Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of execution; successive petitions - (a) Upon the entry in the appropriate State court of...

§ 2263. Filing of habeas corpus application; time requirements; tolling rules - (a) Any application under this chapter for habeas corpus relief...

§ 2264. Scope of Federal review; district court adjudications - (a) Whenever a State prisoner under capital sentence files a...

§ 2265. Certification and judicial review - (a) Certification.—(1) In general.—If requested by an appropriate State official,...

§ 2266. Limitation periods for determining applications and motions - (a) The adjudication of any application under section 2254 that...

CHAPTER 155— INJUNCTIONS; THREE-JUDGE COURTS

[§§ 2281, 2282. Repealed. , §§ 1, 2, , ] -

§ 2283. Stay of State court proceedings - A court of the United States may not grant an...

§ 2284. Three-judge court; when required; composition; procedure - (a) A district court of three judges shall be convened...

CHAPTER 157— SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD ORDERS; ENFORCEMENT AND REVIEW

§ 2321. Judicial review of Board’s orders and decisions; procedure generally; process - (a) Except as otherwise provided by an Act of Congress,...

§ 2322. United States as party - All actions specified in shall be brought by or against...

§ 2323. Duties of Attorney General; intervenors - The Attorney General shall represent the Government in the actions...

[§§ 2324, 2325. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 158— ORDERS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES; REVIEW

§ 2341. Definitions - (1) “clerk” means the clerk of the court in which...

§ 2342. Jurisdiction of court of appeals - (1) all final orders of the Federal Communication Commission made...

§ 2343. Venue - The venue of a proceeding under this chapter is in...

§ 2344. Review of orders; time; notice; contents of petition; service - (1) the nature of the proceedings as to which review...

§ 2345. Prehearing conference - The court of appeals may hold a prehearing conference or...

§ 2346. Certification of record on review - Unless the proceeding has been terminated on a motion to...

§ 2347. Petitions to review; proceedings - (a) Unless determined on a motion to dismiss, petitions to...

§ 2348. Representation in proceeding; intervention - The Attorney General is responsible for and has control of...

§ 2349. Jurisdiction of the proceeding - (a) The court of appeals has jurisdiction of the proceeding...

§ 2350. Review in Supreme Court on certiorari or certification - (a) An order granting or denying an interlocutory injunction under...

§ 2351. Enforcement of orders by district courts - The several district courts have jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and...

[§ 2352. Repealed. , , ] -

[§ 2353. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 159— INTERPLEADER

§ 2361. Process and procedure - In any civil action of interpleader or in the nature...

CHAPTER 161— UNITED STATES AS PARTY GENERALLY

§ 2401. Time for commencing action against United States - (a) Except as provided by chapter 71 of title 41,...

§ 2402. Jury trial in actions against United States - Subject to chapter 179 of this title, any action against...

§ 2403. Intervention by United States or a State; constitutional question - (a) In any action, suit or proceeding in a court...

§ 2404. Death of defendant in damage action - A civil action for damages commenced by or on behalf...

§ 2405. Garnishment - In any action or suit commenced by the United States...

§ 2406. Credits in actions by United States; prior disallowance - In an action by the United States against an individual,...

§ 2407. Delinquents for public money; judgment at return term; continuance - In an action by the United States against any person...

§ 2408. Security not required of United States - Security for damages or costs shall not be required of...

§ 2409. Partition actions involving United States - Any civil action by any tenant in common or joint...

§ 2409a. Real property quiet title actions - (a) The United States may be named as a party...

§ 2410. Actions affecting property on which United States has lien - (a) Under the conditions prescribed in this section and section...

§ 2411. Interest - In any judgment of any court rendered (whether against the...

§ 2412. Costs and fees - (a)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a judgment...

§ 2413. Executions in favor of United States - A writ of execution on a judgment obtained for the...

§ 2414. Payment of judgments and compromise settlements - Except as provided by chapter 71 of title 41, payment...

§ 2415. Time for commencing actions brought by the United States - (a) Subject to the provisions of section 2416 of this...

§ 2416. Time for commencing actions brought by the United States—Exclusions - (a) the defendant or the res is outside the United...

CHAPTER 163— FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES

§ 2461. Mode of recovery - (a) Whenever a civil fine, penalty or pecuniary forfeiture is...

§ 2462. Time for commencing proceedings - Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, an action,...

§ 2463. Property taken under revenue law not repleviable - All property taken or detained under any revenue law of...

§ 2464. Security; special bond - (a) Except in cases of seizures for forfeiture under any...

§ 2465. Return of property to claimant; liability for wrongful seizure; attorney fees, costs, and interest - (a) Upon the entry of a judgment for the claimant...

§ 2466. Fugitive disentitlement - (a) A judicial officer may disallow a person from using...

§ 2467. Enforcement of foreign judgment - (a) Definitions.—In this section—(1) the term “foreign nation” means a...

CHAPTER 165— UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

§ 2501. Time for filing suit - Every claim of which the United States Court of Federal...

§ 2502. Aliens’ privilege to sue - (a) Citizens or subjects of any foreign government which accords...

§ 2503. Proceedings generally - (a) Parties to any suit in the United States Court...

§ 2504. Plaintiff’s testimony - The United States Court of Federal Claims may, at the...

§ 2505. Trial before judges - Any judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims...

§ 2506. Interest of witness - A witness in a suit in the United States Court...

§ 2507. Calls and discovery - (a) The United States Court of Federal Claims may call...

§ 2508. Counterclaim or set-off; registration of judgment - Upon the trial of any suit in the United States...

§ 2509. Congressional reference cases - (a) Whenever a bill, except a bill for a pension,...

§ 2510. Referral of cases by Comptroller General - (a) The Comptroller General may transmit to the United States...

§ 2511. Accounts of officers, agents or contractors - Notice of suit under shall be given to the Attorney...

§ 2512. Disbursing officers; relief - Whenever the United States Court of Federal Claims finds that...

§ 2513. Unjust conviction and imprisonment - (a) Any person suing under section 1495 of this title...

§ 2514. Forfeiture of fraudulent claims - A claim against the United States shall be forfeited to...

§ 2515. New trial; stay of judgment - (a) The United States Court of Federal Claims may grant...

§ 2516. Interest on claims and judgments - (a) Interest on a claim against the United States shall...

§ 2517. Payment of judgments - (a) Except as provided by chapter 71 of title 41,...

[§ 2518. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 2519. Conclusiveness of judgment - A final judgment of the United States Court of Federal...

[§ 2520. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 2521. Subpoenas and incidental powers - (a) Subpoenas requiring the attendance of parties or witnesses and...

§ 2522. Notice of appeal - Review of a decision of the United States Court of...

[CHAPTER 167— REPEALED]

[§§ 2601 to 2604. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 169— COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROCEDURE

§ 2631. Persons entitled to commence a civil action - (a) A civil action contesting the denial of a protest,...

§ 2632. Commencement of a civil action - (a) Except for civil actions specified in subsections (b) and...

§ 2633. Procedure and fees - (a) A filing fee shall be payable to the clerk...

§ 2634. Notice - Reasonable notice of the time and place of trial or...

§ 2635. Filing of official documents - (a) In any action commenced in the Court of International...

§ 2636. Time for commencement of action - (a) A civil action contesting the denial, in whole or...

§ 2637. Exhaustion of administrative remedies - (a) A civil action contesting the denial of a protest...

§ 2638. New grounds in support of a civil action - (1) applies to the same merchandise that was the subject...

§ 2639. Burden of proof; evidence of value - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,...

§ 2640. Scope and standard of review - (a) The Court of International Trade shall make its determinations...

§ 2641. Witnesses; inspection of documents - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, in any civil...

§ 2642. Analysis of imported merchandise - The Court of International Trade may order an analysis of...

§ 2643. Relief - (a) The Court of International Trade may enter a money...

§ 2644. Interest - If, in a civil action in the Court of International...

§ 2645. Decisions - (a) A final decision of the Court of International Trade...

§ 2646. Retrial or rehearing - After the Court of International Trade has rendered a judgment...

[§ 2647. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 171— TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE

§ 2671. Definitions - As used in this chapter and sections 1346(b) and 2401(b)...

§ 2672. Administrative adjustment of claims - The head of each Federal agency or his designee, in...

§ 2673. Reports to Congress - The head of each federal agency shall report annually to...

§ 2674. Liability of United States - The United States shall be liable, respecting the provisions of...

§ 2675. Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence - (a) An action shall not be instituted upon a claim...

§ 2676. Judgment as bar - The judgment in an action under shall constitute a complete...

§ 2677. Compromise - The Attorney General or his designee may arbitrate, compromise, or...

§ 2678. Attorney fees; penalty - No attorney shall charge, demand, receive, or collect for services...

§ 2679. Exclusiveness of remedy - (a) The authority of any federal agency to sue and...

§ 2680. Exceptions - (a) Any claim based upon an act or omission of...

CHAPTER 173— ATTACHMENT IN POSTAL SUITS

§ 2710. Right of attachment - (a) Where debts are due from a defaulting or delinquent...

§ 2711. Application for warrant - (1) upon his own affidavit or that of another credible...

§ 2712. Issue of warrant - Upon an order of a judge of a court, or,...

§ 2713. Trial of ownership of property - Not later than twenty days before the return day of...

§ 2714. Investment of proceeds of attached property - When the property attached is sold on an interlocutory order...

§ 2715. Publication - (1) for two months in case of an absconding debtor,...

§ 2716. Personal notice - After the first publication of the notice of attachment, a...

§ 2717. Discharge - (1) application of the party when property has been attached...

§ 2718. Interest on balances due department - In suits for balances due the Post Office Department may...

[CHAPTER 175— REPEALED]

[§§ 2901 to 2906. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 176— FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE

SUBCHAPTER A— DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 3001. Applicability of chapter - (a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 11...

§ 3002. Definitions - (1) “Counsel for the United States” means—(A) a United States...

§ 3003. Rules of construction - (a) Terms.—For purposes of this chapter—(1) the terms “includes” and...

§ 3004. Service of process; enforcement; notice - (a) Manner of Service.—A complaint, notice, writ, or other process...

§ 3005. Application of chapter to judgments - This chapter shall not apply with respect to a judgment...

§ 3006. Affidavit requirements - Any affidavit required of the United States by this chapter...

§ 3007. Perishable personal property - (a) Authority To Sell.—If at any time during any action...

§ 3008. Proceedings before United States magistrate judges - A district court of the United States may assign its...

§ 3009. United States marshals’ authority to designate keeper - Whenever a United States marshal is authorized to seize property...

§ 3010. Co-owned property - (a) Limitation.—The remedies available to the United States under this...

§ 3011. Assessment of surcharge on a debt - (a) Surcharge Authorized.—In an action or proceeding under subchapter B...

§ 3012. Joinder of additional defendant - The United States or the debtor may join as an...

§ 3013. Modification or protective order; supervision of enforcement - The court may at any time on its own initiative...

§ 3014. Exempt property - (a) Election To Exempt Property.—An individual debtor may, in an...

§ 3015. Discovery as to debtor’s financial condition - (a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), in an...

SUBCHAPTER B— PREJUDGMENT REMEDIES

§ 3101. Prejudgment remedies - (a) .—(1) The United States may, in a proceeding in...

§ 3102. Attachment - (a) Property Subject to Attachment.—(1) Any property in the possession,...

§ 3103. Receivership - (a) Appointment of a Receiver.—If the requirements of section 3101...

§ 3104. Garnishment - (a) In General.—If the requirements of section 3101 are satisfied,...

§ 3105. Sequestration - (a) Property Subject to Sequestration.—(1) Any income from property in...

SUBCHAPTER C— POSTJUDGMENT REMEDIES

§ 3201. Judgment liens - (a) Creation.—A judgment in a civil action shall create a...

§ 3202. Enforcement of judgments - (a) .—A judgment may be enforced by any of the...

§ 3203. Execution - (a) Property Subject to Execution.—All property in which the judgment...

§ 3204. Installment payment order - (a) Authority To Issue Order.—Subject to subsection (c), if it...

§ 3205. Garnishment - (a) In General.—A court may issue a writ of garnishment...

§ 3206. Discharge - A person who pursuant to an execution or order issued...

SUBCHAPTER D— FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS INVOLVING DEBTS

§ 3301. Definitions - (1) “Affiliate” means—(A) a person who directly or indirectly owns,...

§ 3302. Insolvency - (a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (c), a debtor...

§ 3303. Value for transfer or obligation - (a) Transaction.—Value is given for a transfer or an obligation...

§ 3304. Transfer fraudulent as to a debt to the United States - (a) Debt Arising Before Transfer.—Except as provided in section 3307,...

§ 3305. When transfer is made or obligation is incurred - (1) A transfer is made—(A) with respect to an asset...

§ 3306. Remedies of the United States - (a) In General.—In an action or proceeding under this subchapter...

§ 3307. Defenses, liability, and protection of transferee - (a) Good Faith Transfer.—A transfer or obligation is not voidable...

§ 3308. Supplementary provision - Except as provided in this subchapter, the principles of law...

CHAPTER 178— PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SPORTS PROTECTION

§ 3701. Definitions - (1) the term “amateur sports organization” means—(A) a person or...

§ 3702. Unlawful sports gambling - (1) a governmental entity to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license,...

§ 3703. Injunctions - A civil action to enjoin a violation of section 3702...

§ 3704. Applicability - (a) Section 3702 shall not apply to—(1) a lottery, sweepstakes,...

CHAPTER 179— JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES

§ 3901. Civil actions - (a) Parties.—In an action under section 1346(g) of this title,...

§ 3902. Judicial review of regulations - In any proceeding under section 1296 or 1346(g) of this...

§ 3903. Effect of failure to issue regulations - In any proceeding under section 1296 or 1346(g) of this...

§ 3904. Expedited review of certain appeals - (a) In General.—An appeal may be taken directly to the...

§ 3905. Attorney’s fees and interest - (a) Attorney’s Fees.—If a covered employee, with respect to any...

§ 3906. Payments - (1) under section 1304 of title 31, if it arises...

§ 3907. Other judicial review prohibited - Except as expressly authorized by this chapter and chapter 5...

§ 3908. Definitions - For purposes of applying this chapter, the terms “employing office”...

CHAPTER 180— ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

§ 4001. Assumption of contractual obligations related to transfers of rights in motion pictures - (a) Assumption of Obligations.—(1) In the case of a transfer...

CHAPTER 181— FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

§ 4101. Definitions - (1) Defamation.—The term “defamation” means any action or other proceeding...

§ 4102. Recognition of foreign defamation judgments - (a) First Amendment Considerations.—(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of...

§ 4103. Removal - (1) any plaintiff is a citizen of a State different...

§ 4104. Declaratory judgments - (a) Cause of Action.—(1) In general.—Any United States person against...

§ 4105. Attorneys’ fees - In any action brought in a domestic court to enforce...

CHAPTER 190— MISCELLANEOUS

§ 5001. Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States - (a) Death.—In the case of the death of an individual...

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