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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§8896 Reconsideration of Stay

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 885 — STAY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS › § 8896

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

A person affected by a stay can send a written notice to the Secretary of the Navy at Washington, D.C., asking the Secretary to reconsider and issue a new certificate. The notice must identify the stay by attaching the Secretary’s certificate or by describing it and must not include a recital of the case facts. Within ten days of the notice the Secretary or a designee must hold a private meeting where the person or a representative may present facts and arguments. Within ten days after that meeting the Secretary must file a new certificate with the court that ordered the stay saying whether the stay ends or how long it will continue. If the Secretary does not file, the court will order him to file within a set time after the person asks.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8896

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A claimant or party who considers himself adversely affected by a stay under this chapter may serve a written notice on the Secretary of the Navy at Washington, D.C., requesting him to reconsider the stay previously issued and to issue a new certificate. The notice shall identify the stay by means of an attached copy of the certificate of the Secretary or a sufficient description of the stay. The notice may not contain any recital of the facts or circumstances involved.
(b)Within ten days after receiving notice under this section, the Secretary or his designee shall hold a secret meeting at which the claimant or party, or his representative, may present any facts and arguments he thinks material.
(c)Within ten days after a hearing under this section, the Secretary shall file with the court that ordered the stay a new certificate stating whether the stay is then to be terminated or for what period the stay is to continue in effect. If the Secretary fails to file a new certificate, the court, upon application by the claimant or party, shall issue an order directing the Secretary to file a new certificate within a specified time.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7726(a)46 U.S.C. 794 (2d, 3d, and 4th sentences).
July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 4 (2d, 3d, and 4th sentences), 58 Stat. 724. 7726(b)46 U.S.C. 794 (5th sentence).
July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 4 (5th sentence), 58 Stat. 724. 7726(c)46 U.S.C. 794 (6th and 7th sentences).
July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 4 (6th and 7th sentences), 58 Stat. 724. In subsection (a) the words “then in effect”, “upon which the stay is based”, and “for its identification” are omitted as surplusage. In subsection (b) the words “with respect to whether or not a stay should be issued or maintained” are omitted as surplusage. The words “his designee” are substituted for the words “some official designated by him” for brevity. In subsection (c) the words “that ordered the stay” are substituted for the words “in which said stay is pending or the court in which the proceeding stayed was instituted” for brevity and clarity.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7726 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8896

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102