The following items should be checked before filing a responsive pleading in an action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2410.

1. 1. Has the United States Attorney been served?
2. 2. Has the Attorney General been served by certified or registered mail?
3. 3. Does the summons allow 60 days to file a response?
4. 4. Does the complaint set forth the interest of the United States with particularity?
5. 5. If the action is a foreclosure, does the complaint seek a judicial sale?

All these are required by 28 U.S.C. § 2410. The United States Attorney should determine which agency’s interest is involved so that agency can be promptly contacted.

[updated April 2018]