SYSTEM NAME:

JAG Litigation Case File  (May 07, 1999,  64 FR 24619)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue, SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20375-5066 and duplicate copies may be maintained in local legal office files.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Individuals who may or have instituted litigation concerning matters under the cognizance of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy. Excluded are cases arising in admiralty, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and from matters under the cognizance of the Navy's General Counsel Office.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records, correspondence, pleadings, documents, memoranda, and notes relating to the litigation or anticipated litigation.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 5148; and 44 U.S.C. 3101.

PURPOSE(S):

To represent the Department of the Navy and cognizant officials in litigation.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows

To U.S. Attorneys, litigants, and other parties in litigation.

To Federal and state courts to whom and which information may be provided.

The 'Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of the Navy's compilation of systems notices also apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Name of litigant or anticipated litigant.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are maintained in file cabinets accessible only to persons responsible for servicing the record system in performing their official duties.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Generally retained in office files for six years after final action, then destroyed. Specially designated files are retained for longer periods and then destroyed.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue, SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20375-5066.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records contains information about themselves should address written inquiries to the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue, SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20375-5066. Written requests should include full name and be signed.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue, SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20375-5066. Written requests should include full name and be signed.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Navy's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

From all sources with information which may impact upon actual or anticipated litigation, e.g., other record systems within DON, DoD, and other agencies and departments of the Federal Government, particularly the Department of Justice; state and local governments and law enforcement agencies; counsel and parties in litigation; third parties who provide information voluntarily or in response to discovery, etc.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: