Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§2322 United States as party

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Title 28, §2322

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All actions specified in section 2321 of this title shall be brought by or against the United States.

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Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 48 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 211, 36 Stat. 1150; Oct. 22, 1913, ch. 32, 38 Stat. 219). Word “actions” was substituted for “cases and proceedings”, in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A provision authorizing intervention by the United States was omitted. The United States, under the provisions of this section, is a necessary and indispensable original party, and hence intervention is unnecessary. (See Lambert Run Coal Co. v. Baltimore & O. R. Co., 1922, 42 S.Ct. 349, 258 U.S. 377, 66 L.Ed. 671.)

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28 U.S.C. § 2322

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73