Department of Justice Litigation Case File Classifications

The first segment of any Department of Justice litigation case file designation is a numerical identifier indicating the kind of offense the Department was investigating when it opened the file. This number is known as the classification.

DOJ Classifications 1 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Hazardous Substances 2 Plant Quarantine Act 3 Weeks Forestry Act 4 Prison Matters 5 Tax: Income and Inheritance 6 Stamping Act 7 Virus Act 8 Migratory Bird Act 9 European War Matters (World War I) 10 Red Cross 11 War Tax: Amusement and Cigarette 12 Narcotic Act 13 National Defense Act 14 Cotton Future Act 15 Theft from Interstate Commerce 16 Strikes 17 War Risk Insurance 18 Standard Container Act 19 Opinions of the Attorney General 20 Standard Grain Act 21 Food and Drug (Prosecution) 22 Food and Drug (Seizure) 23 Liquor Violations 24 High Cost of Living 25 Selective Service Act 26 Dyer Act (Automobile Theft) 27 Patents 28 Copyrights 29 National Banking Act 30 Quarantine 31 White Slave Traffic (Mann Act) 32 Federal Building Space 33 Federal Building Sites 34 Lacy Act (Game) 35 Civil Service Act 36 Mail Fraud 37 Bonus Overpayment, World War I 38 Naturalization 39 Immigration 40 Passport and Visa Matters 41 Explosives 42 Desertion from Armed Forces of U.S., Harboring such Deserters 43 Illegal Wearing of Uniform 44 Department of Justice Administrative Files (Closed) 45 Crime on the High Seas 46 Fraud Against the Government 47 Impersonation of Federal Officer 48 Postal Violations 49 Bankruptcy 50 Peonage 51 Offenses Against Public Justice, Bribery, and Perjury 52 Theft of Government Property 53 Excess Wool Profits 54 Customs Violations 55 Counterfeiting and Forgery 56 and 57 Seed Grain Loans 58 Stockyards and Packers Act 59 Railroads, Transportation, and ICC Acts 60 Antitrust Violations 61 Admiralty Act 62 Obstruction to Navigation and Pollution to Streams, Coastal Waters, and Shoreline 63 Warehouse Act 64 Lottery 65 Motorboat Act 66 Rentals and Leases 67 Bail Bonds and Forfeitures 68 Federal Farm Loan Act 69 Filled Milk Act 70 War Transactions 71 Neutrality 72 Elections and Political Activity 73 Oleomargarine Act 74 Title Registration 75 Eight Hour Law 76 Opinions in the Courts 77 Claims in Favor of the U.S. 78 Tucker Act (Claims Against the U.S.) 79 Tick Eradication 80 Firearms Act; Permits to Carry Firearms 81 Prize Fight Films 82 Communications Act 83 Federal Employees’ Compensation and Longshoreman’s Act 84 Extortion and Blackmail 85 Produce Agency Act; Illegal Dumping 86 (Misbranding) 87 Franking Act 88 Air Traffic Act; Civil Aeronautics 89 Federal Aid Highway Fraud 90 Lands 91 Federal Conservation and Regulation of Resources 92 Naval Stores Act 93 Habeas Corpus (Not Immigration and Naturalization or Selective Service) 94 Census Matters 95 Miscellaneous Criminal Cases 96 Tobacco Stocks and Standards Act 97 Obscene Literature 98 Meat Inspection and Horsemeat Act 99 Federal Escape Act 100 Miscellaneous Correspondence 101 Mortgage and Lien Foreclosure Act 102 Federal Trade Act (No District) 103 Wills, Bequests, Gifts 104 Caustic Poison Act 105 Reconstruction Finance Corporation 106 Agriculture Marketing Act, Agriculture Adjustment Act Federal Surplus Commodity Act, Federal Crop Insurance Act 107 Perishable Agriculture Commodity Act (Apple and Pear Export Act) 108 Misuse of Official Insignia 109 Kidnapping; Lindbergh Act 110 Honeybees Act 111 Federal Home Loan Bank 112 Gold Reserve Act 113 Federal Securities Act, Securities and Exchange Commission 114 National Recovery Act 115 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 116 Farm Credit Administration 117 Public Works Administration, Puerto Rican Reconstruction Loans, Rural Electrification 118 Emergency Conservation Works 119 Federal Emergency Relief Administration 120 Commodity Credit Corporation, International Wheat Agreement 121 Kickback from Public Works Employees 122 National Stolen Property Act 123 Anti-Racketeering Act 124 Railroad Labor Act 125 Killing or Assaulting Federal Officer 126 Fugitive Felon Act 127 Harboring Felons (except deserters) 128 Connally Hot Oil Act 129 President Classification 130 Federal Housing Aid 131 Interstate Transportation of Prison-Made Goods 132 Bituminous Coal Conservation Act 133 Public Utility Holding Company Act 134 National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act 135 Halibut Act 136 Farm Security, Rural Rehabilitation, and Soil Conservation Loans (Farmers Home Administration) 137 Social Security Act 138 Black Brass Act 139 Interstate Transportation of Strikebreakers 140 Tobacco Inspection Act 141 Merchant Seamen 142 Eviction and Delinquent Rentals 143 Fair Labor Standards Act 144 Civil Rights 145 Federal Service Classification 146 World War II Classification 147 Food Stamp Act 148 War Policy 149 Foreign Agents Registration Act 150 Knock for Knock 151 World War II Veterans Matters 152 Tax Court Cases: Renegotiations on Contracts 153 Federal-State Relations 154 Court of Claims 155 Rules of Criminal Procedure 156 Labor Management Relations 157 Federal Tort Claims Act 158 Internal Security Act of 1950 159 Gambling Device Controls 160 Wagering Occupational Tax 161 Jenkins Tobacco Tax Act 162 Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 163 Foreign Litigation 164 Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information 165 Interstate or Foreign Travel in Aid of Racketeering Organizations 166 Voting Rights 167 Desegregation of Public Accommodations 168 Desegregation of Public Facilities 169 Desegregation of Public Education 170 Desegregation in Hiring and Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity) 171 Miscellaneous Discrimination Matters 172 Office of Law Enforcement Assistance 173 Jury Discrimination 174 Military Voting Discrimination 175 Discrimination in Housing 176 Consumer Credit Protection Act 177 Interception of Communications 178 Black Lung 179 Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 180 Indian Bill of Rights 181 Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind and Disabled 182 International Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters 183 Automobile Identification Act, Bumper Standards Act, and Odometer Statute 184 Insurance Fraud 185 Forfeitures (Criminal Violations) 186 Public Integrity 187 EEO Complaint Adjudication Office 188 Equal Credit Opportunity Act 189 Letters Rogatory: Evidence Requests 190 Letters Rogatory: Service 191 Bribery of Foreign Nationals by Domestic Transnational Corporations 192 Swine Flu Vaccination 193 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Review Procedure 194 Opinions of the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel 195 Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act 196 Amicus Participation in Private Antitrust Suits 197 Unfair Immigration Employment Practices 198 Criminal Environmental Matters 199 Childhood Vaccine Injury 200 Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol 201 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 202 Public Accommodations under Americans with Disabilities Act (ACT) (Title III) 203 Money Laundering Control Act/ 204 State/Local Governments under Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II) 205 Disability Discrimination in Employment (ADA) (Title I) 206 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 207 Pattern and Practice of Police Misconduct 208 Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 209 Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act 210 Protection of Land Use as Religious Exercise 211 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 212 September 11th Victim Compensation of 2001 213 Smallpox Vaccinations 214 Counterterrorism 215 Domestic Security 216 Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA)