Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-110
§2711 Application for Warrant
Title 28 › PART VI — PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › CHAPTER 173 — ATTACHMENT IN POSTAL SUITS › § 2711
Summary
A U.S. attorney, assistant, or person the Attorney General authorizes may apply to a judge or clerk for an attachment warrant by submitting a sworn statement that a 2710 ground exists and proof of debt.
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Title 28, §2711
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A United States attorney or assistant United States attorney or a person authorized by the Attorney General—
(1)upon his own affidavit or that of another credible person, stating the existence of either of the grounds of attachments enumerated in section 2710 of this title and
(2)upon production of legal evidence of the debt
may apply for a warrant of attachment to a judge, or, in his absence, to the clerk of any court of the United States having original jurisdiction of the cause of action.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was derived from R.S. § 925, which was originally classified to section 738 of former Title 28. Following the general revision and enactment of Title 28 by act June 25, 1948, R.S. § 925 was reclassified to section 838 of Title 39. R.S. § 925 was repealed by section 12(c) of Pub. L. 86–682 (section 1 of which revised and enacted Title 39), and reenacted by section 9 thereof as section 2711 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 1, 1960, see section 11 of Pub. L. 86–682, 74 Stat. 708.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 2711
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110