TITLE 28-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I—ORGANIZATION OF COURTS (sections 1 to 482)
CHAPTER 1—SUPREME COURT (sections 1 to 6)
CHAPTER 3—COURTS OF APPEALS (sections 41 to 49)
- § 41 — Number and composition of circuits
- § 42 — Allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits
- § 43 — Creation and composition of courts
- § 44 — Appointment, tenure, residence and salary of circuit judges
- § 45 — Chief judges; precedence of judges
- § 46 — Assignment of judges; panels; hearings; quorum
- § 47 — Disqualification of trial judge to hear appeal
- § 48 — Terms of court
- § 49 — Assignment of judges to division to appoint independent counsels
CHAPTER 5—DISTRICT COURTS (sections 81 to 144)
- § 81 — Alabama
- § 81A — Alaska
- § 82 — Arizona
- § 83 — Arkansas
- § 84 — California
- § 85 — Colorado
- § 86 — Connecticut
- § 87 — Delaware
- § 88 — District of Columbia
- § 89 — Florida
- § 90 — Georgia
- § 91 — Hawaii
- § 92 — Idaho
- § 93 — Illinois
- § 94 — Indiana
- § 95 — Iowa
- § 96 — Kansas
- § 97 — Kentucky
- § 98 — Louisiana
- § 99 — Maine
- § 100 — Maryland
- § 101 — Massachusetts
- § 102 — Michigan
- § 103 — Minnesota
- § 104 — Mississippi
- § 105 — Missouri
- § 106 — Montana
- § 107 — Nebraska
- § 108 — Nevada
- § 109 — New Hampshire
- § 110 — New Jersey
- § 111 — New Mexico
- § 112 — New York
- § 113 — North Carolina
- § 114 — North Dakota
- § 115 — Ohio
- § 116 — Oklahoma
- § 117 — Oregon
- § 118 — Pennsylvania
- § 119 — Puerto Rico
- § 120 — Rhode Island
- § 121 — South Carolina
- § 122 — South Dakota
- § 123 — Tennessee
- § 124 — Texas
- § 125 — Utah
- § 126 — Vermont
- § 127 — Virginia
- § 128 — Washington
- § 129 — West Virginia
- § 130 — Wisconsin
- § 131 — Wyoming
- § 132 — Creation and composition of district courts
- § 133 — Appointment and number of district judges
- § 134 — Tenure and residence of district judges
- § 135 — Salaries of district judges
- § 136 — Chief judges; precedence of district judges
- § 137 — Division of business among district judges
- § 138 — Terms abolished
- § 139 — Times for holding regular sessions
- § 140 — Adjournment
- § 141 — Special sessions; places; notice
- § 142 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(3) , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 32 ]
- § 143 — Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings
- § 144 — Bias or prejudice of judge
CHAPTER 6—BANKRUPTCY JUDGES (sections 151 to 159)
CHAPTER 7—UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS (sections 171 to 180)
- § 171 — Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge
- § 172 — Tenure and salaries of judges
- § 173 — Times and places of holding court
- § 174 — Assignment of judges; decisions
- § 175 — Official duty station; residence
- § 176 — Removal from office
- § 177 — Disbarment of removed judges
- § 178 — Retirement of judges of the Court of Federal Claims
- § 179 — Personnel application and insurance programs
- § 180 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A] , title VI, § 654(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–165]
[CHAPTER 9—REPEALED] (section 211)
CHAPTER 11—COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (sections 251 to 258)
CHAPTER 13—ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO OTHER COURTS (sections 291 to 297)
- § 291 — Circuit judges
- § 292 — District judges
- § 293 — Judges of the Court of International Trade
- § 294 — Assignment of retired Justices or judges to active duty
- § 295 — Conditions upon designation and assignment
- § 296 — Powers upon designation and assignment
- § 297 — Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states
CHAPTER 15—CONFERENCES AND COUNCILS OF JUDGES (sections 331 to 335)
CHAPTER 16—COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDGES AND JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE (sections 351 to 364)
- § 351 — Complaints; judge defined
- § 352 — Review of complaint by chief judge
- § 353 — Special committees
- § 354 — Action by judicial council
- § 355 — Action by Judicial Conference
- § 356 — Subpoena power
- § 357 — Review of orders and actions
- § 358 — Rules
- § 359 — Restrictions
- § 360 — Disclosure of information
- § 361 — Reimbursement of expenses
- § 362 — Other provisions and rules not affected
- § 363 — Court of Federal Claims, Court of International Trade, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- § 364 — Effect of felony conviction
CHAPTER 17—RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES (sections 371 to 377)
- § 371 — Retirement on salary; retirement in senior status
- § 372 — Retirement for disability; substitute judge on failure to retire
- § 373 — Judges in territories and possessions
- § 374 — Residence of retired judges; official station
- § 375 — Recall of certain judges and magistrate judges
- § 376 — Annuities for survivors of certain judicial officials of the United States
- § 377 — Retirement of bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges
CHAPTER 19—DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTS AND DIGESTS (sections 411 to 415)
CHAPTER 21—GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES (sections 451 to 463)
- § 451 — Definitions
- § 452 — Courts always open; powers unrestricted by expiration of sessions
- § 453 — Oaths of justices and judges
- § 454 — Practice of law by justices and judges
- § 455 — Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
- § 456 — Traveling expenses of justices and judges; official duty stations
- § 457 — Records; obsolete papers
- § 458 — Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment
- § 459 — Administration of oaths and acknowledgments
- § 460 — Application to other courts
- § 461 — Adjustments in certain salaries
- § 462 — Court accommodations
- § 463 — Expenses of litigation
CHAPTER 23—CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS (sections 471 to 482)
- § 471 — Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
- § 472 — Development and implementation of a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
- § 473 — Content of civil justice expense and delay reduction plans
- § 474 — Review of district court action
- § 475 — Periodic district court assessment
- § 476 — Enhancement of judicial information dissemination
- § 477 — Model civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
- § 478 — Advisory groups
- § 479 — Information on litigation management and cost and delay reduction
- § 480 — Training programs
- § 481 — Automated case information
- § 482 — Definitions
PART II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (sections 501 to 599B)
CHAPTER 31—THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (sections 501 to 530D)
- § 501 — Executive department
- § 502 — Seal
- § 503 — Attorney General
- § 504 — Deputy Attorney General
- § 504a — Associate Attorney General
- § 505 — Solicitor General
- § 506 — Assistant Attorneys General
- § 507 — Assistant Attorney General for Administration
- § 507A — Assistant Attorney General for National Security
- § 508 — Vacancies
- § 509 — Functions of the Attorney General
- § 509A — National Security Division
- § 509B — Section to enforce human rights laws
- § 510 — Delegation of authority
- § 511 — Attorney General to advise the President
- § 512 — Attorney General to advise heads of executive departments
- § 513 — Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments
- § 514 — Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies
- § 515 — Authority for legal proceedings; commission, oath, and salary for special attorneys
- § 516 — Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice
- § 517 — Interests of United States in pending suits
- § 518 — Conduct and argument of cases
- § 519 — Supervision of litigation
- § 520 — Transmission of petitions in United States Court of Federal Claims or in United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; statement furnished by departments
- § 521 — Publication and distribution of opinions
- § 522 — Report of business and statistics
- § 523 — Requisitions
- § 524 — Availability of appropriations
- § 525 — Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange
- § 526 — Authority of Attorney General to investigate United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, clerks of court, and others
- § 527 — Establishment of working capital fund
- § 528 — Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice
- § 529 — Annual report of Attorney General
- § 530 — Payment of travel and transportation expenses of newly appointed special agents
- § 530A — Authorization of appropriations for travel and related expenses and for health care of personnel serving abroad
- § 530B — Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government
- § 530C — Authority to use available funds
- § 530D — Report on enforcement of laws
CHAPTER 33—FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (sections 531 to 540D)
- § 531 — Federal Bureau of Investigation
- § 532 — Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- § 533 — Investigative and other officials; appointment
- § 534 — Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information; appointment of officials
- § 535 — Investigation of crimes involving Government officers and employees; limitations
- § 536 — Positions in excepted service
- § 537 — Expenses of unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character
- § 538 — Investigation of aircraft piracy and related violations
- § 539 — Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses
- § 540 — Investigation of felonious killings of State or local law enforcement officers
- § 540A — Investigation of violent crimes against travelers
- § 540B — Investigation of serial killings
- § 540C — FBI police
- § 540D — Multidisciplinary teams
CHAPTER 35—UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS (sections 541 to 550)
CHAPTER 37—UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE (sections 561 to 575)
- § 561 — United States Marshals Service
- § 562 — Vacancies
- § 563 — Oath of office
- § 564 — Powers as sheriff
- § 565 — Expenses of the Service
- § 566 — Powers and duties
- § 567 — Collection of fees; accounting
- § 568 — Practice of law prohibited
- § 569 — Reemployment rights
- § 570 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7608(a)(1) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4512 ]
- § 572 — Renumbered § 567]
- § 572a — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7608(a)(2)(A) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4514 ]
- § 575 — Renumbered §§ 568, 569]
CHAPTER 39—UNITED STATES TRUSTEES (sections 581 to 589b)
- § 581 — United States trustees
- § 582 — Assistant United States trustees
- § 583 — Oath of office
- § 584 — Official stations
- § 585 — Vacancies
- § 586 — Duties; supervision by Attorney General
- § 587 — Salaries
- § 588 — Expenses
- § 589 — Staff and other employees
- § 589a — United States Trustee System Fund
- § 589b — Bankruptcy data
CHAPTER 40—INDEPENDENT COUNSEL (sections 591 to 599)
- § 591 — Applicability of provisions of this chapter
- § 592 — Preliminary investigation and application for appointment of an independent counsel
- § 593 — Duties of the division of the court
- § 594 — Authority and duties of an independent counsel
- § 595 — Congressional oversight
- § 596 — Removal of an independent counsel; termination of office
- § 597 — Relationship with Department of Justice
- § 598 — Severability
- § 599 — Termination of effect of chapter
CHAPTER 40A—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES (sections 599A to 599B)
PART III—COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (sections 601 to 998)
CHAPTER 41—ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES COURTS (sections 601 to 613)
- § 601 — Creation; Director and Deputy Director
- § 602 — Employees
- § 603 — Salaries
- § 604 — Duties of Director generally
- § 605 — Budget estimates
- § 606 — Duties of Deputy Director
- § 607 — Practice of law prohibited
- § 608 — Seal
- § 609 — Courts’ appointive power unaffected
- § 610 — Courts defined
- § 611 — Retirement of Director
- § 612 — Judiciary Information Technology Fund
- § 613 — Disbursing and certifying officers
CHAPTER 42—FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER (sections 620 to 629)
- § 620 — Federal Judicial Center
- § 621 — Board; composition, tenure of members, compensation
- § 622 — Meetings; conduct of business
- § 623 — Duties of the Board
- § 624 — Powers of the Board
- § 625 — Director and staff
- § 626 — Compensation of the Director and Deputy Director
- § 627 — Retirement; employee benefits
- § 628 — Appropriations and accounting
- § 629 — Federal Judicial Center Foundation
CHAPTER 43—UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES (sections 631 to 639)
- § 631 — Appointment and tenure
- § 632 — Character of service
- § 633 — Determination of number, locations, and salaries of magistrate judges
- § 634 — Compensation
- § 635 — Expenses
- § 636 — Jurisdiction, powers, and temporary assignment
- § 637 — Training
- § 638 — Dockets and forms; United States Code; seals
- § 639 — Definitions
CHAPTER 44—ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (sections 651 to 658)
CHAPTER 45—SUPREME COURT (sections 671 to 677)
CHAPTER 47—COURTS OF APPEALS (sections 711 to 715)
CHAPTER 49—DISTRICT COURTS (sections 751 to 756)
CHAPTER 51—UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS (sections 791 to 798)
- § 791 — Clerk
- § 792 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 121(b) , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 34 ]
- § 793 — Repealed. July 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 6 , 67 Stat. 226 ]
- § 794 — Law clerks and secretaries
- § 795 — Bailiffs and messengers
- § 796 — Reporting of court proceedings
- § 797 — Recall of retired judges
- § 798 — Places of holding court; appointment of special masters
[CHAPTER 53—REPEALED] (section 831)
CHAPTER 55—COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (sections 871 to 873)
CHAPTER 57—GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (sections 951 to 963)
- § 951 — Oath of office of clerks and deputies
- § 952 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 206(e)(1) , June 6, 1972 , 86 Stat. 203 ]
- § 953 — Administration of oaths and acknowledgments
- § 954 — Vacancy in clerk position; absence of clerk
- § 955 — Practice of law restricted
- § 956 — Powers and duties of clerks and deputies
- § 957 — Clerks ineligible for certain offices
- § 958 — Persons ineligible as receivers
- § 959 — Trustees and receivers suable; management; State laws
- § 960 — Tax liability
- § 961 — Office expenses of clerks
- § 962 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 663 ]
- § 963 — Courts defined
CHAPTER 58—UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION (sections 991 to 998)
PART IV—JURISDICTION AND VENUE (sections 1251 to 1631)
CHAPTER 81—SUPREME COURT (sections 1251 to 1260)
- § 1251 — Original jurisdiction
- § 1252 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–352, § 1 , June 27, 1988 , 102 Stat. 662 ]
- § 1253 — Direct appeals from decisions of three-judge courts
- § 1254 — Courts of appeals; certiorari; certified questions
- § 1255 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 123 , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 36 ]
- § 1257 — State courts; certiorari
- § 1258 — Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; certiorari
- § 1259 — Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; certiorari
- § 1260 — Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari
CHAPTER 83—COURTS OF APPEALS (sections 1291 to 1296)
- § 1291 — Final decisions of district courts
- § 1292 — Interlocutory decisions
- § 1293 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–189, § 3 , Aug. 30, 1961 , 75 Stat. 417 ]
- § 1294 — Circuits in which decisions reviewable
- § 1295 — Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- § 1296 — Review of certain agency actions
CHAPTER 85—DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION (sections 1330 to 1369)
- § 1330 — Actions against foreign states
- § 1331 — Federal question
- § 1332 — Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
- § 1333 — Admiralty, maritime and prize cases
- § 1334 — Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
- § 1335 — Interpleader
- § 1336 — Surface Transportation Board’s orders
- § 1337 — Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs
- § 1338 — Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition
- § 1339 — Postal matters
- § 1340 — Internal revenue; customs duties
- § 1341 — Taxes by States
- § 1342 — Rate orders of State agencies
- § 1343 — Civil rights and elective franchise
- § 1344 — Election disputes
- § 1345 — United States as plaintiff
- § 1346 — United States as defendant
- § 1347 — Partition action where United States is joint tenant
- § 1348 — Banking association as party
- § 1349 — Corporation organized under federal law as party
- § 1350 — Alien’s action for tort
- § 1351 — Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant
- § 1352 — Bonds executed under federal law
- § 1353 — Indian allotments
- § 1354 — Land grants from different states
- § 1355 — Fine, penalty or forfeiture
- § 1356 — Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
- § 1357 — Injuries under Federal laws
- § 1358 — Eminent domain
- § 1359 — Parties collusively joined or made
- § 1360 — State civil jurisdiction in actions to which Indians are parties
- § 1361 — Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty
- § 1362 — Indian tribes
- § 1363 — Jurors’ employment rights
- § 1364 — Direct actions against insurers of members of diplomatic missions and their families
- § 1365 — Senate actions
- § 1366 — Construction of references to laws of the United States or Acts of Congress
- § 1367 — Supplemental jurisdiction
- § 1368 — Counterclaims in unfair practices in international trade.
- § 1369 — Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction
CHAPTER 87—DISTRICT COURTS; VENUE (sections 1390 to 1413)
- § 1390 — Scope
- § 1391 — Venue generally
- § 1392 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–63, § 203 , Dec. 7, 2011 , 125 Stat. 764 ]
- § 1393 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1001(a) , Nov. 19, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4664 ]
- § 1394 — Banking association’s action against Comptroller of Currency
- § 1395 — Fine, penalty or forfeiture
- § 1396 — Internal revenue taxes
- § 1397 — Interpleader
- § 1398 — Interstate Commerce Commission’s orders
- § 1399 — Partition action involving United States
- § 1400 — Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs
- § 1401 — Stockholder’s derivative action
- § 1402 — United States as defendant
- § 1403 — Eminent domain
- § 1404 — Change of venue
- § 1405 — Creation or alteration of district or division
- § 1406 — Cure or waiver of defects
- § 1407 — Multidistrict litigation
- § 1408 — Venue of cases under title 11
- § 1409 — Venue of proceedings arising under title 11 or arising in or related to cases under title 11
- § 1410 — Venue of cases ancillary to foreign proceedings
- § 1411 — Jury trials
- § 1412 — Change of venue
- § 1413 — Venue of cases under chapter 5 of title 3
CHAPTER 89—DISTRICT COURTS; REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE COURTS (sections 1441 to 1455)
- § 1441 — Removal of civil actions
- § 1442 — Federal officers or agencies sued or prosecuted
- § 1442a — Members of armed forces sued or prosecuted
- § 1443 — Civil rights cases
- § 1444 — Foreclosure action against United States
- § 1445 — Nonremovable actions
- § 1446 — Procedure for removal of civil actions
- § 1447 — Procedure after removal generally
- § 1448 — Process after removal
- § 1449 — State court record supplied
- § 1450 — Attachment or sequestration; securities
- § 1451 — Definitions
- § 1452 — Removal of claims related to bankruptcy cases
- § 1453 — Removal of class actions
- § 1454 — Patent, plant variety protection, and copyright cases
- § 1455 — Procedure for removal of criminal prosecutions
CHAPTER 91—UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS (sections 1491 to 1509)
- § 1491 — Claims against United States generally; actions involving Tennessee Valley Authority
- § 1492 — Congressional reference cases
- § 1493 — Repealed. July 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 8 , 67 Stat. 226 ]
- § 1494 — Accounts of officers, agents or contractors
- § 1495 — Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States
- § 1496 — Disbursing officers’ claims
- § 1497 — Oyster growers’ damages from dredging operations
- § 1498 — Patent and copyright cases
- § 1499 — Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under chapter 37 of title 40
- § 1500 — Pendency of claims in other courts
- § 1501 — Pensions
- § 1502 — Treaty cases
- § 1503 — Set-offs
- § 1504 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(f) , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 41 ]
- § 1505 — Indian claims
- § 1506 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(h) , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 41 ]
- § 1507 — Jurisdiction for certain declaratory judgments
- § 1508 — Jurisdiction for certain partnership proceedings
- § 1509 — No jurisdiction in cases involving refunds of tax shelter promoter and understatement penalties
[CHAPTER 93—REPEALED] (section 1541)
CHAPTER 95—COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (sections 1581 to 1585)
- § 1581 — Civil actions against the United States and agencies and officers thereof
- § 1582 — Civil actions commenced by the United States
- § 1583 — Counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party actions
- § 1584 — Civil actions under the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement or the USMCA
- § 1585 — Powers in law and equity
CHAPTER 97—JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES (sections 1602 to 1611)
- § 1602 — Findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1603 — Definitions
- § 1604 — Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
- § 1605 — General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
- § 1605A — Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
- § 1605B — Responsibility of foreign states for international terrorism against the United States
- § 1606 — Extent of liability
- § 1607 — Counterclaims
- § 1608 — Service; time to answer; default
- § 1609 — Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state
- § 1610 — Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution
- § 1611 — Certain types of property immune from execution
CHAPTER 99—GENERAL PROVISIONS (section 1631)
PART V—PROCEDURE (sections 1651 to 2113)
CHAPTER 111—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 1651 to 1659)
- § 1651 — Writs
- § 1652 — State laws as rules of decision
- § 1653 — Amendment of pleadings to show jurisdiction
- § 1654 — Appearance personally or by counsel
- § 1655 — Lien enforcement; absent defendants
- § 1656 — Creation of new district or division or transfer of territory; lien enforcement
- § 1657 — Priority of civil actions
- § 1658 — Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress
- § 1659 — Stay of certain actions pending disposition of related proceedings before the United States International Trade Commission
CHAPTER 113—PROCESS (sections 1691 to 1697)
- § 1691 — Seal and teste of process
- § 1692 — Process and orders affecting property in different districts
- § 1693 — Place of arrest in civil action
- § 1694 — Patent infringement action
- § 1695 — Stockholder’s derivative action
- § 1696 — Service in foreign and international litigation
- § 1697 — Service in multiparty, multiforum actions
CHAPTER 114—CLASS ACTIONS (sections 1711 to 1715)
CHAPTER 115—EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY (sections 1731 to 1746)
- § 1731 — Handwriting
- § 1732 — Record made in regular course of business; photographic copies
- § 1733 — Government records and papers; copies
- § 1734 — Court record lost or destroyed, generally
- § 1735 — Court record lost or destroyed where United States interested
- § 1736 — Congressional Journals
- § 1737 — Copy of officer’s bond
- § 1738 — State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit
- § 1738A — Full faith and credit given to child custody determinations
- § 1738B — Full faith and credit for child support orders
- § 1738C — Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof
- § 1739 — State and Territorial nonjudicial records; full faith and credit
- § 1740 — Copies of consular papers
- § 1741 — Foreign official documents
- § 1742 — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–619, § 6(a) , Oct. 3, 1964 , 78 Stat. 996 ]
- § 1743 — Demand on postmaster
- § 1744 — Copies of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, generally
- § 1745 — Copies of foreign patent documents
- § 1746 — Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury
CHAPTER 117—EVIDENCE; DEPOSITIONS (sections 1781 to 1785)
CHAPTER 119—EVIDENCE; WITNESSES (sections 1821 to 1828)
- § 1821 — Per diem and mileage generally; subsistence
- § 1822 — Competency of interested persons; share of penalties payable
- § 1823 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–563, § 5(a) , Dec. 19, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1478 ]
- § 1824 — Mileage fees under summons as both witness and juror
- § 1825 — Payment of fees
- § 1826 — Recalcitrant witnesses
- § 1827 — Interpreters in courts of the United States
- § 1828 — Special interpretation services
CHAPTER 121—JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY (sections 1861 to 1878)
- § 1861 — Declaration of policy
- § 1862 — Discrimination prohibited
- § 1863 — Plan for random jury selection
- § 1864 — Drawing of names from the master jury wheel; completion of juror qualification form
- § 1865 — Qualifications for jury service
- § 1866 — Selection and summoning of jury panels
- § 1867 — Challenging compliance with selection procedures
- § 1868 — Maintenance and inspection of records
- § 1869 — Definitions
- § 1870 — Challenges
- § 1871 — Fees
- § 1872 — Issues of fact in Supreme Court
- § 1873 — Admiralty and maritime cases
- § 1874 — Actions on bonds and specialties
- § 1875 — Protection of jurors’ employment
- § 1876 — Trial by jury in the Court of International Trade
- § 1877 — Protection of jurors
- § 1878 — Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualification procedure
CHAPTER 123—FEES AND COSTS (sections 1911 to 1932)
- § 1911 — Supreme Court
- § 1912 — Damages and costs on affirmance
- § 1913 — Courts of appeals
- § 1914 — District court; filing and miscellaneous fees; rules of court
- § 1915 — Proceedings in forma pauperis
- § 1915A — Screening
- § 1916 — Seamen’s suits
- § 1917 — District courts; fee on filing notice of or petition for appeal
- § 1918 — District courts; fines, forfeitures and criminal proceedings
- § 1919 — Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction
- § 1920 — Taxation of costs
- § 1921 — United States marshal’s fees
- § 1922 — Witness fees before United States magistrate judges
- § 1923 — Docket fees and costs of briefs
- § 1924 — Verification of bill of costs
- § 1925 — Admiralty and maritime cases
- § 1926 — Court of Federal Claims
- § 1927 — Counsel’s liability for excessive costs
- § 1928 — Patent infringement action; disclaimer not filed
- § 1929 — Extraordinary expenses not expressly authorized
- § 1930 — Bankruptcy fees
- § 1931 — Disposition of filing fees
- § 1932 — Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
- § 1932 — Revocation of earned release credit
CHAPTER 125—PENDING ACTIONS AND JUDGMENTS (sections 1961 to 1964)
CHAPTER 127—EXECUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SALES (sections 2001 to 2007)
CHAPTER 129—MONEYS PAID INTO COURT (sections 2041 to 2045)
CHAPTER 131—RULES OF COURTS (sections 2071 to 2077)
- § 2071 — Rule-making power generally
- § 2072 — Rules of procedure and evidence; power to prescribe
- § 2073 — Rules of procedure and evidence; method of prescribing
- § 2074 — Rules of procedure and evidence; submission to Congress; effective date
- § 2075 — Bankruptcy rules
- § 2076 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–702, title IV, § 401(c) , Nov. 19, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4650 ]
- § 2077 — Publication of rules; advisory committees
CHAPTER 133—REVIEW—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (sections 2101 to 2113)
- § 2101 — Supreme Court; time for appeal or certiorari; docketing; stay
- § 2102 — Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court
- § 2103 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–352, § 5(c) , June 27, 1988 , 102 Stat. 663 ]
- § 2104 — Reviews of State court decisions
- § 2105 — Scope of review; abatement
- § 2106 — Determination
- § 2107 — Time for appeal to court of appeals
- § 2108 — Proof of amount in controversy
- § 2109 — Quorum of Supreme Court justices absent
- § 2110 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 136 , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 41 ]
- § 2111 — Harmless error
- § 2112 — Record on review and enforcement of agency orders
- § 2113 — Definition
PART VI—PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS (sections 2201 to 5001)
CHAPTER 151—DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS (sections 2201 to 2202)
CHAPTER 153—HABEAS CORPUS (sections 2241 to 2256)
- § 2241 — Power to grant writ
- § 2242 — Application
- § 2243 — Issuance of writ; return; hearing; decision
- § 2244 — Finality of determination
- § 2245 — Certificate of trial judge admissible in evidence
- § 2246 — Evidence; depositions; affidavits
- § 2247 — Documentary evidence
- § 2248 — Return or answer; conclusiveness
- § 2249 — Certified copies of indictment, plea and judgment; duty of respondent
- § 2250 — Indigent petitioner entitled to documents without cost
- § 2251 — Stay of State court proceedings
- § 2252 — Notice
- § 2253 — Appeal
- § 2254 — State custody; remedies in Federal courts
- § 2255 — Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence
- § 2256 — Omitted]
CHAPTER 154—SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES (sections 2261 to 2266)
- § 2261 — Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence; appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or statute; procedures for appointment
- § 2262 — Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of execution; successive petitions
- § 2263 — Filing of habeas corpus application; time requirements; tolling rules
- § 2264 — Scope of Federal review; district court adjudications
- § 2265 — Certification and judicial review
- § 2266 — Limitation periods for determining applications and motions
CHAPTER 155—INJUNCTIONS; THREE-JUDGE COURTS (sections 2281 to 2284)
CHAPTER 157—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD ORDERS; ENFORCEMENT AND REVIEW (sections 2321 to 2324)
CHAPTER 158—ORDERS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES; REVIEW (sections 2341 to 2353)
- § 2341 — Definitions
- § 2342 — Jurisdiction of court of appeals
- § 2343 — Venue
- § 2344 — Review of orders; time; notice; contents of petition; service
- § 2345 — Prehearing conference
- § 2346 — Certification of record on review
- § 2347 — Petitions to review; proceedings
- § 2348 — Representation in proceeding; intervention
- § 2349 — Jurisdiction of the proceeding
- § 2350 — Review in Supreme Court on certiorari or certification
- § 2351 — Enforcement of orders by district courts
- § 2352 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–773, § 4 , Nov. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1323 ]
- § 2353 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 138 , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 42 ]
CHAPTER 159—INTERPLEADER (section 2361)
CHAPTER 161—UNITED STATES AS PARTY GENERALLY (sections 2401 to 2416)
- § 2401 — Time for commencing action against United States
- § 2402 — Jury trial in actions against United States
- § 2403 — Intervention by United States or a State; constitutional question
- § 2404 — Death of defendant in damage action
- § 2405 — Garnishment
- § 2406 — Credits in actions by United States; prior disallowance
- § 2407 — Delinquents for public money; judgment at return term; continuance
- § 2408 — Security not required of United States
- § 2409 — Partition actions involving United States
- § 2409a — Real property quiet title actions
- § 2410 — Actions affecting property on which United States has lien
- § 2411 — Interest
- § 2412 — Costs and fees
- § 2413 — Executions in favor of United States
- § 2414 — Payment of judgments and compromise settlements
- § 2415 — Time for commencing actions brought by the United States
- § 2416 — Time for commencing actions brought by the United States—Exclusions
CHAPTER 163—FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES (sections 2461 to 2467)
- § 2461 — Mode of recovery
- § 2462 — Time for commencing proceedings
- § 2463 — Property taken under revenue law not repleviable
- § 2464 — Security; special bond
- § 2465 — Return of property to claimant; liability for wrongful seizure; attorney fees, costs, and interest
- § 2466 — Fugitive disentitlement
- § 2467 — Enforcement of foreign judgment
CHAPTER 165—UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE (sections 2501 to 2522)
- § 2501 — Time for filing suit
- § 2502 — Aliens’ privilege to sue
- § 2503 — Proceedings generally
- § 2504 — Plaintiff’s testimony
- § 2505 — Trial before judges
- § 2506 — Interest of witness
- § 2507 — Calls and discovery
- § 2508 — Counterclaim or set-off; registration of judgment
- § 2509 — Congressional reference cases
- § 2510 — Referral of cases by Comptroller General
- § 2511 — Accounts of officers, agents or contractors
- § 2512 — Disbursing officers; relief
- § 2513 — Unjust conviction and imprisonment
- § 2514 — Forfeiture of fraudulent claims
- § 2515 — New trial; stay of judgment
- § 2516 — Interest on claims and judgments
- § 2517 — Payment of judgments
- § 2518 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 139(l) , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 43 ]
- § 2519 — Conclusiveness of judgment
- § 2520 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–518, title II, § 207 , Nov. 13, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2414 ]
- § 2521 — Subpoenas and incidental powers
- § 2522 — Notice of appeal
[CHAPTER 167—REPEALED] (section 2601)
CHAPTER 169—COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROCEDURE (sections 2631 to 2647)
- § 2631 — Persons entitled to commence a civil action
- § 2632 — Commencement of a civil action
- § 2633 — Procedure and fees
- § 2634 — Notice
- § 2635 — Filing of official documents
- § 2636 — Time for commencement of action
- § 2637 — Exhaustion of administrative remedies
- § 2638 — New grounds in support of a civil action
- § 2639 — Burden of proof; evidence of value
- § 2640 — Scope and standard of review
- § 2641 — Witnesses; inspection of documents
- § 2642 — Analysis of imported merchandise
- § 2643 — Relief
- § 2644 — Interest
- § 2645 — Decisions
- § 2646 — Retrial or rehearing
- § 2647 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(29)(G) , Nov. 8, 1984 , 98 Stat. 3359 ]
CHAPTER 171—TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE (sections 2671 to 2680)
- § 2671 — Definitions
- § 2672 — Administrative adjustment of claims
- § 2673 — Reports to Congress
- § 2674 — Liability of United States
- § 2675 — Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence
- § 2676 — Judgment as bar
- § 2677 — Compromise
- § 2678 — Attorney fees; penalty
- § 2679 — Exclusiveness of remedy
- § 2680 — Exceptions
CHAPTER 173—ATTACHMENT IN POSTAL SUITS (sections 2710 to 2718)
[CHAPTER 175—REPEALED] (section 2901)
CHAPTER 176—FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE (sections 3001 to 3308)
SUBCHAPTER A—DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 3001 to 3015)
- § 3001 — Applicability of chapter
- § 3002 — Definitions
- § 3003 — Rules of construction
- § 3004 — Service of process; enforcement; notice
- § 3005 — Application of chapter to judgments
- § 3006 — Affidavit requirements
- § 3007 — Perishable personal property
- § 3008 — Proceedings before United States magistrate judges
- § 3009 — United States marshals’ authority to designate keeper
- § 3010 — Co-owned property
- § 3011 — Assessment of surcharge on a debt
- § 3012 — Joinder of additional defendant
- § 3013 — Modification or protective order; supervision of enforcement
- § 3014 — Exempt property
- § 3015 — Discovery as to debtor’s financial condition
SUBCHAPTER B—PREJUDGMENT REMEDIES (sections 3101 to 3105)
SUBCHAPTER C—POSTJUDGMENT REMEDIES (sections 3201 to 3206)
SUBCHAPTER D—FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS INVOLVING DEBTS (sections 3301 to 3308)
- § 3301 — Definitions
- § 3302 — Insolvency
- § 3303 — Value for transfer or obligation
- § 3304 — Transfer fraudulent as to a debt to the United States
- § 3305 — When transfer is made or obligation is incurred
- § 3306 — Remedies of the United States
- § 3307 — Defenses, liability, and protection of transferee
- § 3308 — Supplementary provision