This series of pages is designed to help both new and experienced users better understand and utilize the information on civil enforcement available on TRAC.

Commonly Used Terms

Agency Primarily Involved	Agency Making Referral, Sued, or Intervening (list of codes)
Appeal	Case Involves a Court Appeal (list of codes)
Asst. U.S. Attorney	Initials of Assistant U.S. Attorney handling referral
Attorney General's Priority	Attorney General's Priority Assigned the Class of Referral (list of codes)
Cause of Action	Justice Department Cause of Action Category (list of codes)
Court Date	Date Case Filed (year/month/day)
Court Type	Type of Court (list of codes)
Disposition Type	Nature of Disposition (list of codes)
Disposition Date	Date of Disposition (year/month/day)
District	Federal Judicial District (list of codes) (map)
Judge	Initials of Judge (where assigned)
Role of Government	Government is Plaintiff, Defendant, or Third Party (list of codes)
Role of U.S. Attorney	Litigation Responsibility of U.S. Attorneys Office (list of codes)

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