4-2.000 INSTITUTING ACTION
4-2.100	Sovereign Immunity
4-2.120	Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
4-2.130	Standing to Sue
4-2.140	Effect of Declaratory Judgment Act and Administrative Procedure Act
4-2.150	Indispensable Party
4-2.200	Venue
4-2.300	Service of Process
4-2.400	Removal
4-2.100	Sovereign Immunity
Guidance on governmental immunity issues can be found in the Civil Resource Manual:

Immunity of the United States from Suit, Absent Express Consent	Civil Resource Manual at 30
Consent to be Sued is Strictly Construed	Civil Resource Manual at 31
Government Agencies are not Subject to Suit, Absent Statutory Waiver of Immunity	Civil Resource Manual at 32
Immunity of Government Officers Sued as Individuals for Official Acts	Civil Resource Manual at 33

4-2.120	Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
See Civil Resource Manual at 34.
4-2.130	Standing to Sue
See Civil Resource Manual at 35.
4-2.140	Effect of Declaratory Judgment Act and Administrative Procedure Act
See Civil Resource Manual at 36.
4-2.150	Indispensable Party
See Civil Resource Manual at 37.
4-2.200	Venue
Guidance on venue issues can be found in the Civil Resource Manual:

Venue	Civil Resource Manual at 38
Government as Plaintiff	Civil Resource Manual at 39
United States as a Defendant	Civil Resource Manual at 40
Government Officers and Agencies as Defendants	Civil Resource Manual at 41
Change of Venue	Civil Resource Manual at 42

4-2.300	Service of Process
Service upon the United States requires: (1) service upon the United States Attorney in the manner specified by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A); and (2) "by also sending a copy of the summons and of the complaint by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, District of Columbia." Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(B). The Attorney General has designated the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, Justice Management Division, to accept service of summonses and complaints for him/her. See 28 C.F.R. § 0.77(j). United States Attorneys have no authority to accept service on behalf of the Attorney General. In any action attacking the validity of an order of an officer or agency of the United States not made a party to the suit, service must be made "by also sending a copy of the summons and of the complaint by registered or certified mail to the officer or agency." Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(C). For general information on service of process issues, see the Civil Resource Manual at 43. For information regarding service on government officers in official capacity, agencies and corporations, see the Civil Resource Manual at 44.
4-2.400	Removal
See Civil Resource Manual at 45.