FOIA
Contact:
James M.
Kovakas
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Office
Civil Division
Room 7304
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20035
(202) 514-3319
FAX (202) 616-8202
Conventional Reading
Room:
Contact James
M. Kovakas (see above)
This includes
frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff
manuals/instructions to staff, created by the Civil Division after
November 1, 1996.
Component Description:
The Civil
Division represents the United States, its agencies, and its
employees in general civil litigation that is not within the
specialized fields of other divisions of the Department. It defends
the Federal Government in suits challenging the constitutionality,
lawfulness, or propriety of Presidential initiatives, Federal
statutes, and Government programs and actions. It also initiates
litigation to enforce various Federal statutes, including The False
Claims Act, and the nation's consumer protection and immigration
laws. It handles tort claims against the Government, and the defense
of Federal civilian and military officials sued personally for
official actions. The division retains all record material relating
to cases under its jurisdiction. The Civil Division also maintains
records relating to the administration of the office.
Special
information required to make a FOIA request:
None
Publicly available
information for which a FOIA request is not required:
None. If
interested in such information, please contact the office listed
above.
Multitrack processing:
Track one is
for simple requests. Track two is more standard multi-document
requests under the FOIA. Track three is complex requests generally
requiring processing which would exceed the 20-day statutory time
period.
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