# Justice Manual § 5-15.201: Categories of Litigation

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.201

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 5-15.201
- **Heading:** Categories of Litigation
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 5: ENRD / 5-15.000 - Land Acquisition Section / Justice Manual § 5-15.201

## Text

Much of the litigation of the Land Acquisition Section is conducted pursuant to the following authorities:

Act of August 1, 1888, c. 728, § 1, 25 Stat. 357, as amended, 40 U.S.C. § 3113 (Condemnation Act);
Act of February 26, 1931, c. 307, § 1, 46 Stat. 1421, 40 U.S.C. § 3114 (Declaration of Taking Act);
Fed. R. Civ. P. 71.1;
16 D.C. Code §§ 1351-1368 (1973 ed.) (federal land acquisition in the District of Columbia); and
Joint Resolution of September 11, 1841, 5 Stat. 468, as amended, 40 U.S.C. § 3111 (Examination of Title Act).

[updated April 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 5-15.001 Area of Responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.001.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.002 Policy Regarding Consent to Trial of Condemnation Cases by United States Magistrate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.002.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.003 Policy Regarding Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Condemnation Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.003.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.100 Prior Approval Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.200 Organization of Land Acquisition Section](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.201 Categories of Litigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.201.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.300 Direct Referral Cases From Agencies to United States Attorney Offices Are Not Permitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.320 Assignment of Case Responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.320.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.321 Category 1 Matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.321.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.322 Category 2 Matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.322.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.500 General Procedures in Land Acquisition Litigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.500.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.511 Rule 71.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.511.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.512 Declaration of Taking Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.512.md)
- [Justice Manual § 5-15.514 Division Policy Regarding Trial of Land Condemnation Cases by United States Magistrates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S5-15.514.md)

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