Northern District of Indiana - Civil
Civil Division attorneys represent the United States of America, federal agencies and, where authorized, individual federal employees in civil cases and matters filed in the federal and state courts located in the Northern District of Indiana. One (1) Civil Division attorney is stationed in South Bend and Fort Wayne USAOs and five (5) Civil Division Attorneys are stationed in the Hammond office. Civil Division support personnel are also stationed in the three (3) staffed offices. Civil Division attorneys travel from the staffed offices to cover Hammond Division at Lafayette civil cases. The Civil Chief is located in the South Bend office and supervises all Civil Division personnel.
The Civil Division, with the exception of the Financial Litigation Unit ("FLU"), does not have "dedicated" sub-units. The FLU, which consists of an attorney, a paralegal specialist and two (2) financial litigation agents, – all located in the Hammond office – is responsible for the collection of criminal and civil debts owed the United States arising from criminal convictions (including fines, restitution, special assessments) and civil judgments. Major Civil Division practice areas include: Affirmative Civil Enforcement ("ACE") (suits to recover damages due to fraud and other misconduct against the United States); Bankruptcy Litigation (representing the United States and its agencies in bankruptcy proceedings filed in the District's four (4) bankruptcy courts); Foreclosure and; General Defensive Litigation (defending the United States, its agencies and/or federal employees in suits alleging employment discrimination, personal injury under the Federal Tort Claims Act and "constitutional tort" ("Bivens") claims).