JM SECTION |
ACTION REQUIRING APPROVAL |
5-1.302 |
Filing complaints, consent decrees and other agreements for entry of judgment or dismissal in all non-direct referral civil cases where the United States is a plaintiff. |
5-5.112 |
Entering into a stipulation concluding the substantive rights of the United States or consent to entry of judgment is required in all non-direct referral matters and in direct referral matters involving enforcement of wildlife-related statutes listed in JM 5-10.120. |
5-5.125 |
Filing a separate action in suits against federal agencies, or federal employees acting in their official capacity, if a basis for a counterclaim exists. |
5-5.210 |
Compromising, closing, or dismissing certain claims or cases under the supervision of ENRD for which authority is not otherwise expressly granted to United States Attorneys. |
5-5.230 |
Compromising, closing, or dismissing cases identified in Part II.D of ENRD Directive No. 2016-04. |
5-6.112 |
Initiating certain actions under the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act under the supervision of the Environmental Defense Section. |
5-6.321 |
Initiating certain cases under the supervision of the Environmental Defense Section. |
5-7.321 |
Initiating certain cases under the supervision of the Natural Resources Section. |
5-7.600 |
Settling, compromising or dismissing any non-direct referral claim or case under the supervision of the Natural Resources Section. |
5-8.620;5-8.630
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Settling or dismissing ENRD cases on appeal. |
5-9.321 |
Initiating certain cases under the supervision of the Law and Policy Section. |
5-10.321 |
Initiating or defending certain cases under the supervision of the Wildlife and Marine Resource Section. |
5-11.119 |
Table summarizing numerous approval and notification requirements for cases under the supervision of the Environmental Crimes Section. |
5-12.111; 5-12.121; 5-12.320 |
In cases under the supervision of the Environmental Enforcement Section, filing or amending a complaint or counterclaim; filing a claim or otherwise initiating process or filing a counterclaim in a bankruptcy or probate matter; raising issues involving statutes administered by the EPA or other Federal agencies; compromising, closing or dismissing a case or claim; or modifying or enforcing a consent decree or judgment. |
5-14.310 |
Initiating, settling or dismissing certain cases under the supervision of the Indian Resources Section. |
5-15.300-5-15.322
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Initiating a land condemnation case under the supervision of the Land Acquisition Section. |
5-15.321; 5-15.600; 5-15.631; 5-15.640 |
Settling or dismissing certain cases under the supervision of the Land Acquisition Section. |
5-15.526 |
Applying for a citation in contempt under Fed. R. Civ. P. 70 in certain cases under the supervision of the Land Acquisition Section. |
5-15.543 |
Altering pleadings to modify or change the estate being condemned or the description of the property. |
5-15.544 |
Excluding property acquired by declaration of taking or entering into stipulations to exclude property of high value. |
5-15.550 |
Waiving a jury trial in cases in the major-tract program. |
5-15.650 |
Dismissing condemnation cases as to any of the land included in the instructions to condemn, or changing the interest or estate to be acquired. |