Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5030.7
August 22, 1988
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: Coordination of Significant Litigation and Other Matters Involving the
Department of Justice
References: (a) DoD Instruction 5030.7, "Coordination of Requests for Action by the
Attorney General of the United States and of Significant Litigation,"
December 2, 1983 (hereby canceled)
(b) General Counsel Memorandum, "Supreme Court Review of
Decisions from the Court of Military Appeals," July 26, 1984 (hereby
canceled)
(c) General Counsel Memorandum, "Implementation of DoD Instruction
5030.7, "Coordination of Requests for Action by the Attorney
General of the United States and of Significant Litigation, October 5,
1987 (hereby canceled)
(d) Article 67(h)(1), "Uniform Code of Military Justice," Title 10 United
States Code §867(h)(1)
(e) DoD Directive 7050.5, "Coordination of Remedies for Fraud and
Corruption Related to Procurement Activities," June 28, 1985
(f) United States Court of Military Appeals, Rules of Practice and
Procedure, Rule 32
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Reissues reference (a), replaces reference (b), and cancels reference (c).
1.2. Updates the requirement for coordination of requests to the Department of
Justice (including the Attorney General) for formal opinions; and prescribes
procedures for coordinating DoD civil and criminal actions that are being litigated or
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