In all civil cases where the United States is a plaintiff–other than direct referral cases, see JM 5-1.310, and specific cases or classes of cases the Assistant Attorney General exempts from this requirement (see ENRD Directive Nos. 2024-02, 2017-07)–arising from matters in the litigating sections, all complaints, consent decrees and other agreements for entry of judgment or dismissal must be approved prior to filing, by the Assistant Attorney General, unless otherwise expressly delegated.

[cited in JM 5-6.321; JM 5-8.600; JM 5-9.321; JM 5-10.321]

[Updated August 2024]