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Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) is the portion of the United States Code
United States Code

The United States Code is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ...
 (federal statutory law) that governs the federal judicial system.

It is divided into 6 parts:

part establishes United States federal courts
United States federal courts

The United States federal courts comprises the Judiciary of government organized under the United States Constitution and Law of the United States of the federal government of the United States....
.

Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
Includes provisions setting the number of justice
List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Both Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States are nominated by the President of the United States and Advice and consent by the United States Senate....
s at 9 and defining a quorum
Quorum

In law, a quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group. Ordinarily, this is a majority of the people expected to be there, although many bodies may have a lower or higher quorum....
 as any 6, setting the terms of court, and determining salaries
Courts of Appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
Includes provisions relating to the composition of circuits
Circuit (subnational entity)

In law, a circuit is an Appellate court Judiciary used in the court systems of several nations....
, the creation, composition and terms of courts, and the selection and employment conditions of judges
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
Describes for each state the layout of districts, divisions etc; describes the creation and composition of courts and the selection and employment conditions of judges; provides for replacement of judges in cases of bias or prejudice
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy in the United States

Bankruptcy in the United States is permitted by the United States Constitution which authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States." Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently by adopting the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, codified in Title 11 of the...
 judges
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes....
 (repealed October 1, 1982)
Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and Equity . The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade....
Assignment of judges to other courts
Conferences and councils of judges
Resignation and retirement of justices and judges
Distribution of reports and digests
General provisions applicable to courts and judges
Civil justice expense and delay reduction plans


part establishes the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice is a United States Cabinet department in the United States government of the United States designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans ....
.

The Attorney General
United States Attorney General

The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the government of the United States....
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary unit in the United States United States Department of Justice, serving as both a Law enforcement agency body and a domestic intelligence agency....
United States Attorney
United States Attorney

United States Attorneys represent the United States Federal government of the United States in United States district court and United States court of appeals....
s
United States Marshals Service
United States Marshals Service

The United States Marshals Service is a United States Federal law enforcement in the United States within the United States Department of Justice and is the second oldest federal law enforcement agency in the United States.While the United States Postal Inspection Service first agent was appointed in 1772, performed Chief Postal Inspect...
United States Trustees
United States Trustee Program

The United States Trustee Program is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for wikt:overseeing the Public administration of Bankruptcy in the United States cases and private trustees....
Independent Counsel
United States Office of the Independent Counsel

United States Office of the Independent Counsel was an independent prosecutor — distinct from the United States Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice — that provided reports to the United States Congress under ....
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a specialized federal police and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice....


Administrative Office of United States Courts
Administrative Office of the United States Courts

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the Administration Government agency of the United States federal courts. It was established in 1939....
Federal Judicial Center
Federal Judicial Center

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency of the United States federal courts. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1967, at the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States....
United States Magistrate Judge
Magistrate

A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers....
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judiciary. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years....
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
Courts of Appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
[Omitted]
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
[Repealed] (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes....
)
Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and Equity . The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade....
General Provisions Applicable to Court Officers and Employees
United States Sentencing Commission
United States Sentencing Commission

The United States Sentencing Commission is an Independent agencies of the United States government of the Judiciary of the federal government of the United States....


part deals with jurisdiction
Jurisdiction

In law, jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility....
 and venue
Venue (law)

Venue is the location where a case is heard. In the United States, the venue is either a county or a district or division . Venue deals with locality of a lawsuit, that is, with questions of which court or courts with proper jurisdiction may hear a specific suit....
.

Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
Courts of Appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
; Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction

In law, jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
; Venue
Venue (law)

Venue is the location where a case is heard. In the United States, the venue is either a county or a district or division . Venue deals with locality of a lawsuit, that is, with questions of which court or courts with proper jurisdiction may hear a specific suit....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
; Removal of Cases
Preemption (law)

In the legal system of the United States, preemption generally refers to the displacing effect that US Federal government law will have on a conflicting or inconsistent US states law....
 from State Courts
State court

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state. Cases are heard before and evidence is presented in a trial court, which is usually located in a courthouse in the county seat....
[Omitted]
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
[Repealed] (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes....
)
Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and Equity . The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade....
Jurisdictional Immunity of a Foreign States
General Provisions


part establishes criminal procedure
Criminal procedure

'Criminal procedure' refers to the legal process for adjudication claims that someone has violated criminal law....
 and civil procedure
Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudication Civil law lawsuits . These rules govern how a lawsuit or Legal case may be commenced, what kind of service of process is required, the types of pleadings or statements of case, motion s or applications, and court orders allowed in c...
 for the federal courts.






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Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) is the portion of the United States Code
United States Code

The United States Code is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ...
 (federal statutory law) that governs the federal judicial system.

It is divided into 6 parts:
  • Part I: Organization of Courts
  • Part II: Department of Justice
  • Part III: Court Officers and Employees
  • Part IV: Jurisdiction and Venue
  • Part V: Procedure
  • Part VI: Particular Proceedings


Part I—Organization of Courts

The part establishes United States federal courts
United States federal courts

The United States federal courts comprises the Judiciary of government organized under the United States Constitution and Law of the United States of the federal government of the United States....
.

Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
Includes provisions setting the number of justice
List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Both Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States are nominated by the President of the United States and Advice and consent by the United States Senate....
s at 9 and defining a quorum
Quorum

In law, a quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group. Ordinarily, this is a majority of the people expected to be there, although many bodies may have a lower or higher quorum....
 as any 6, setting the terms of court, and determining salaries
Courts of Appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
Includes provisions relating to the composition of circuits
Circuit (subnational entity)

In law, a circuit is an Appellate court Judiciary used in the court systems of several nations....
, the creation, composition and terms of courts, and the selection and employment conditions of judges
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
Describes for each state the layout of districts, divisions etc; describes the creation and composition of courts and the selection and employment conditions of judges; provides for replacement of judges in cases of bias or prejudice
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy in the United States

Bankruptcy in the United States is permitted by the United States Constitution which authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States." Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently by adopting the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, codified in Title 11 of the...
 judges
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes....
 (repealed October 1, 1982)
Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and Equity . The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade....
Assignment of judges to other courts
Conferences and councils of judges
Resignation and retirement of justices and judges
Distribution of reports and digests
General provisions applicable to courts and judges
Civil justice expense and delay reduction plans


Part II—Department of Justice

The part establishes the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice is a United States Cabinet department in the United States government of the United States designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans ....
.

The Attorney General
United States Attorney General

The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the government of the United States....
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary unit in the United States United States Department of Justice, serving as both a Law enforcement agency body and a domestic intelligence agency....
United States Attorney
United States Attorney

United States Attorneys represent the United States Federal government of the United States in United States district court and United States court of appeals....
s
United States Marshals Service
United States Marshals Service

The United States Marshals Service is a United States Federal law enforcement in the United States within the United States Department of Justice and is the second oldest federal law enforcement agency in the United States.While the United States Postal Inspection Service first agent was appointed in 1772, performed Chief Postal Inspect...
United States Trustees
United States Trustee Program

The United States Trustee Program is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for wikt:overseeing the Public administration of Bankruptcy in the United States cases and private trustees....
Independent Counsel
United States Office of the Independent Counsel

United States Office of the Independent Counsel was an independent prosecutor — distinct from the United States Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice — that provided reports to the United States Congress under ....
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a specialized federal police and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice....


Part III—Court Officers and Employees

Administrative Office of United States Courts
Administrative Office of the United States Courts

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the Administration Government agency of the United States federal courts. It was established in 1939....
Federal Judicial Center
Federal Judicial Center

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency of the United States federal courts. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1967, at the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States....
United States Magistrate Judge
Magistrate

A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers....
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judiciary. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years....
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
Courts of Appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
[Omitted]
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
[Repealed] (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes....
)
Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and Equity . The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade....
General Provisions Applicable to Court Officers and Employees
United States Sentencing Commission
United States Sentencing Commission

The United States Sentencing Commission is an Independent agencies of the United States government of the Judiciary of the federal government of the United States....


Part IV—Jurisdiction and Venue

This part deals with jurisdiction
Jurisdiction

In law, jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility....
 and venue
Venue (law)

Venue is the location where a case is heard. In the United States, the venue is either a county or a district or division . Venue deals with locality of a lawsuit, that is, with questions of which court or courts with proper jurisdiction may hear a specific suit....
.

Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
Courts of Appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
; Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction

In law, jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
; Venue
Venue (law)

Venue is the location where a case is heard. In the United States, the venue is either a county or a district or division . Venue deals with locality of a lawsuit, that is, with questions of which court or courts with proper jurisdiction may hear a specific suit....
District Courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
; Removal of Cases
Preemption (law)

In the legal system of the United States, preemption generally refers to the displacing effect that US Federal government law will have on a conflicting or inconsistent US states law....
 from State Courts
State court

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state. Cases are heard before and evidence is presented in a trial court, which is usually located in a courthouse in the county seat....
[Omitted]
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
[Repealed] (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes....
)
Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and Equity . The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade....
Jurisdictional Immunity of a Foreign States
General Provisions


Part V—Procedure

This part establishes criminal procedure
Criminal procedure

'Criminal procedure' refers to the legal process for adjudication claims that someone has violated criminal law....
 and civil procedure
Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudication Civil law lawsuits . These rules govern how a lawsuit or Legal case may be commenced, what kind of service of process is required, the types of pleadings or statements of case, motion s or applications, and court orders allowed in c...
 for the federal courts. The Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
, pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act
Rules Enabling Act

The Rules Enabling Act is an Act of Congress that gave the judicial branch the power to promulgate the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Amendments to the Act allowed for the creation of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and other procedural court rules....
 and upon recommendations from the Judicial Conference of the United States
Judicial Conference of the United States

The Judicial Conference of the United States, formerly known as Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, was created by the United States Congress in 1922 with the principal objective of framing policy guidelines for administration of judicial courts in the United States....
, promulgates the more detailed Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are rules governing civil procedure in United States district courts, that is, court procedures for civil suits....
 and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are the Criminal procedure that govern how federal Criminal Law prosecutions are conducted in United States district courts, the general trial courts of the Federal government of the United States....


General Provisions
Process
Class Actions
Class action

In law, a class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominately a US phenomenon, at least the US variant of it....
Evidence
Evidence (law)

The law of evidence governs the use of testimony and exhibit s or other documentary material which is admissible in a dispute resolution ....
; Documentary
Documentary evidence

Documentary evidence is any evidence introduced at a trial in the form of documents. Although this term is most widely understood to mean writings on paper , the term actually include any media by which information can be preserved....
Evidence
Evidence (law)

The law of evidence governs the use of testimony and exhibit s or other documentary material which is admissible in a dispute resolution ....
; Depositions
Deposition (law)

In law, a deposition is witness testimony given under oath and recorded for use in court at a later date. In many countries, depositions are given in courtrooms....
Evidence
Evidence (law)

The law of evidence governs the use of testimony and exhibit s or other documentary material which is admissible in a dispute resolution ....
; Witness
Witness

A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about a crime or dramatic event through their senses , and can help certify important considerations to the crime or event....
es
Juries
Jury

A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render a rationalism, impartiality verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a sentence or judgment....
; Trial by Jury
Jury trial

A jury trial is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is be distinguished from a bench trial, in which a judge or panel of judges make all decisions....
Fees and Costs
Court costs

Court costs are the costs of handling a case, which, depending on legal rules, may or may not include the costs of the various parties in a lawsuit in addition to the costs of the court itself....
Pending Actions and Judgments
Executions
Writ of execution

A writ of execution is a common court order granted by a court in an attempt to satisfy a judgment obtained by a plaintiff. When issuing a writ of execution, a court typically will order a sheriff or other similar official to levy property owned by a judgment debtor....
 and Judicial Sales
Money Paid into Court
Rules of Court
Review—Miscellaneous Provisions


Part VI—Particular Proceedings

Declaratory Judgments
Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus in the United States

Habeas corpus , Latin for "you [should] have the body", is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment....
Special Habeas Corpus Procedures for Capital Cases
Injunctions; Three-Judge Courts
Surface Transportation Board
Surface Transportation Board

The Surface Transportation Board of the United States was created by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 at the same time the Interstate Commerce Commission was abolished....
 Orders; Enforcement and Review
Orders of Federal Agencies; Review
Interpleader
Interpleader

Interpleader is a form of action originally developed under Equity jurisprudence. It allows a plaintiff to initiate a lawsuit in order to compel two or more other parties to litigate a dispute....
United States as Party Generally
Fines, Penalties
Penalty

A penalty is generally a punishment, and may refer to:In law* Penalty, a sentence issued by a court or judge* Penalty, sanctions imposed by a court or judge...
, and Forfeitures
Asset forfeiture

Asset forfeiture is a term used to describe the confiscation of assets, by the State, which are either the proceeds of crime or the instrumentalities of crime, and more recently, terrorism....
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal courts that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States....
 Procedure
[Repealed]
Court of International Trade Procedure
Tort
Tort

Tort law is the name given to a body of law that addresses, and provides remedies for, civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations. A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is liability, or "liable," for those injuries....
 Claims Procedure
Attachment
Attachment (law)

Attachment is a legal process by which a court of law, at the request of a creditor, designates specific property owned by the debtor to be transferred to the creditor, or sold for the benefit of the creditor....
 in Postal Suits
[Repealed]
Federal Debt Collection Procedure
Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act

The Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act is a United States federal law passed in 1990, affecting money owed to the United States government....
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992

The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 set out to define the legalization of sports betting throughout the United States. This act effectively outlawed sports betting nationwide, excluding a few states....
Judicial Review
Judicial review

Judicial review is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm....
 of Certain Actions by Presidential Offices
Assumption of Certain Contract
Contract

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement....
ual Obligations


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