Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60
§4245 Counterclaims
Title 12 › Chapter 43— ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS COMMITTING BANK FRAUD CRIMES › Subchapter III— USE OF PRIVATE LEGAL RESOURCES › § 4245
Summary
If you file a counterclaim in a case the United States brings using private lawyers hired under section 4241, you cannot pursue that counterclaim unless you have served it directly on both the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for the federal judicial district that covers where the case is pending. Service must follow the court’s rules for serving papers.
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Title 12, §4245
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Any counterclaim filed in any action brought on behalf of the United States by private counsel retained under section 4241 of this title may not be asserted unless the counterclaim has been served directly on the Attorney General and the United States Attorney for the judicial district in which, or embracing the place in which, the action is pending. Such service shall be made in accordance with the rules of procedure of the court in which the action on behalf of the United States is pending.
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Citation
12 U.S.C. § 4245
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60