Nature of Suit Codes
Nature of Suit Codes
| ### | Link to Page | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 |  | All-in-One | PDF/Webpage containing the Nature of Suit codes. |
| 001 |  | Disclaimer | TBD's PDF/Webpage containing the Nature of Suit codes. |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A00 | | Section A | Bankruptcy |
| A01 |  | Code 422 | Appeal 28 USC §158 |
| A02 | | Code 423 | Withdrawal of Reference 28 USC §157 |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B00 | | Section B | Civil Rights |
| B01 | | Code 440 | Other Civil Rights |
| B02 | | Code 441 | Voting |
| B03 | | Code 442 | Employment |
| B04 | | Code 443 | Housing/Accommodations |
| B05 | | Code 445 | Americans with Disabilities - Employment |
| B06 | | Code 446 | Americans with Disabilities - Other |
| B07 | | Code 448 | Education |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C00 | | Section C | Contract |
| C01 | | Code 110 | Insurance |
| C02 | | Code 120 | Marine |
| C03 | | Code 130 | Miller Act |
| C04 | | Code 140 | Negotiable Instrument |
| C05 | | Code 150 | Recovery of Overpayment & Enforcement Judgment |
| C06 | | Code 151 | Medicare |
| C07 | | Code 152 | Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans (Excludes Veterans) |
| C08 | | Code 153 | Recovery of Overpayment of Veterans' Benefits |
| C09 | | Code 160 | Stockholders' Suits |
| C10 | | Code 190 | Other Contract |
| C11 | | Code 195 | Contract Product Liability |
| C12 | | Code 196 | Franchise |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D00 | | Section D | Federal Tax Suits |
| D01 | | Code 870 | Taxes (US Plaintiff or Defendant) |
| D02 | | Code 871 | IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7609 |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| E00 | | Section E | Forfeiture/Penalty |
| E01 | | Code 625 | Drug Related Seizure of Property 21 USC §881 |
| E02 | | Code 690 | Other |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F00 | | Section F | Immigration |
| F01 | | Code 462 | Naturalization Application |
| F02 | | Code 465 | Other Immigration Actions |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G00 | | Section G | Labor |
| G01 | | Code 710 | Fair Labor Standards Act (Non-Union |
| G02 | | Code 720 | Labor/Management Relations (Union) |
| G03 | | Code 740 | Railway Labor Act |
| G04 | | Code 751 | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| G05 | | Code 790 | Other Labor Litigation |
| G06 | | Code 791 | Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H00 | | Section H | Other Statutes |
| H01 | | Code 375 | False Claims Act |
| H02 | | Code 376 | Qui Tam (31 USC §3729(a)) |
| H03 | | Code 400 | State Reapportionment |
| H04 | | Code 410 | Antitrust |
| H05 | | Code 430 | Banks and Banking |
| H06 | | Code 450 | Commerce |
| H07 | | Code 460 | Deportation |
| H08 | | Code 470 | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations |
| H09 | | Code 480 | Consumer Credit |
| H10 | | Code 485 | Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) |
| H11 | | Code 490 | Cable/Satellite TV |
| H12 | | Code 850 | Securities/Commodities/Exchange |
| H13 | | Code 890 | Other Statutory Actions |
| H14 | | Code 891 | Agricultural Acts |
| H15 | | Code 893 | Environmental Matters |
| H16 | | Code 895 | Freedom of Information Act |
| H17 | | Code 896 | Arbitration |
| H18 | | Code 899 | Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision |
| H19 | | Code 950 | Constitutionality of State Statutes |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I00 | | Section I | Personal Property |
| I01 | | Code 370 | Other Fraud (excludes any property that is not real property) |
| I02 | | Code 371 | Truth in Lending |
| I03 | | Code 380 | Other Personal Property Damage |
| I04 | | Code 385 | Property Damage Product Liability |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J00 | | Section J | Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus |
| J01 | | Code 463 | Alien Detainee |
| J02 | | Code 510 | Motions to Vacate Sentence |
| J03 | | Code 530 | General |
| J04 | | Code 535 | Death Penalty |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| K00 | | Section K | Prisoner Petitions - Other |
| K01 | | Code 540 | Mandamus & Other |
| K01 | | Code 550 | Civil Rights |
| K01 | | Code 555 | Prison Condition |
| K01 | | Code 560 | Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement (excludes actions by alien detainees) |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| L00 | | Section L | Property Rights |
| L01 | | Code 820 | Copyright |
| L02 | | Code 830 | Patent |
| L03 | | Code 835 | Patent – Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) |
| L04 | | Code 840 | Trademark |
| L05 | | Code 880 | Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M00 | | Section M | Real Property |
| M01 | | Code 210 | Land Condemnation |
| M02 | | Code 220 | Foreclosure |
| M03 | | Code 230 | Rent Lease & Ejectment |
| M04 | | Code 240 | Torts to Land |
| M05 | | Code 245 | Tort Product Liability |
| M06 | | Code 290 | All Other Real Property |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N00 | | Section N | Social Security |
| N01 | | Code 861 | HIA (1395ff) |
| N02 | | Code 862 | Black Lung (923) |
| N03 | | Code 863 | DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) |
| N04 | | Code 864 | SSID Title XVI |
| N05 | | Code 865 | RSI (405(g)) |
| ### | Link to Page | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| O00 | | Section O | Torts/Personal Injury |
| O01 | | Code 310 | Airplane (excludes airplane product liability claims) |
| O02 | | Code 315 | Airplane Product Liability |
| O03 | | Code 320 | Assault Libel & Slander (excludes a government employee) |
| O04 | | Code 330 | Federal Employers' Liability |
| O05 | | Code 340 | Marine (excludes marine product liability claims) |
| O06 | | Code 345 | Marine Product Liability |
| O07 | | Code 350 | Motor Vehicle |
| O08 | | Code 355 | Motor Vehicle Product Liability |
| O09 | | Code 360 | Other Personal Injury |
| O10 | | Code 362 | Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice |
| O11 | | Code 365 | Personal Injury - Product Liability (excludes a marine or airplane product) |
| O12 | | Code 367 | Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability |
| O13 | | Code 368 | Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability |
