AFI 51-301 — Civil Litigation

What changed in this edition

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Chapter headings from publication dated 20 June 2002 have been changed, information has been consolidated, and processes have been standardized to make the publication easier to follow. This document incorporates both administrative and interim changes. The administrative changes do not alter the legal meaning or interpretation of the original document. The administrative changes modify the responsible offices and their names, but not their missions. This revision also incorporates operational changes within the Air Force Legal Operations Agency (AFLOA), referencing the establishment of Commercial, Contract, Environmental, Tort Claims, Utility, and Labor Law Field Support Centers. Chapter 4 was added to provide guidance on electronic discovery prompted by the 1 December 2016 changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Fed. R. Civ. P). Chapter 5 was added to consolidate issues involving for eign civil litigation involving the United States Air Force in one location within this Air Force Instruction

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If AFI 51-301 changes, who else is affected

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Publications that cite AFI 51-301

• AFI 51-306 — Administrative Claims for and Against the Air Force Current 4 mentions
• AFI 35-101 — Public Affairs Operations Current 1 mention
• AFI 51-307 — Aerospace And Ground Accident Investigations Current 1 mention
• DAFI 36-2710 — Equal Opportunity Program Current 1 mention

If AFI 51-301 changes, these are the documents that point at it. Extracted from the publications' own text, so it reflects what we have read, not a complete dependency map. Every publishing office validates its own document; nobody validates the seams between them.

Changes & supplements to AFI 51-301

• AFI 51-301 USAFE Sup I — Civil Litigation Current

Records in this branch carrying the same series and number — interim changes, guidance memoranda, and unit supplements. A copy stamped with one of these is a different document from the base publication.

Nearby in the AFI series

• AFI 51-1102 — Cooperation with the Office of Special Counsel Current
• AFI 51-201 AFOSI Sup — Administration Of Military Justice Current
• AFI 51-206 — Use of Magistrate Judges for Trial of Misdemeanors Committed by Civilians Current
• AFI 51-301 USAFE Sup I — Civil Litigation Current
• AFI 51-302 — Law Medical Law Current