Civil Division
The Civil Division is responsible for representing the interests of the United States and its agencies in the courts of the Eastern District of Texas. The Division is supervised by the Civil Chief, who is located in the Tyler office along with four other civil AUSAs. Three additional civil AUSAs are stationed in the Beaumont office. The ACE Coordinator for the District is currently assigned to the Plano office.
The priorities of the Civil Division are defending the United States in cases brought against it, affirmatively pursuing civil remedies and penalties for fraud against the government, and enforcing criminal fine and restitution orders.
The Division handles a wide variety of defensive cases including employment discrimination cases, Federal Tort Claims Act claims (including medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death cases), immigration, prisoners' suits and commercial litigation.
The division has an Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) AUSA and investigator who pursue causes of action for fraud against the government and drug diversion, as parallel proceedings with criminal cases and/or as civil penalty only cases. In fact; the ACE program recovers millions of dollars every year on behalf of America's taxpayers.
The District has an aggressive Financial Litigation Unit that enforces federal and non-federal restitution orders and fines. The unit is also responsible for collecting civil judgments owed to the United States.