What is the statute of limitations for bringing civil and criminal suits in federal district court?

Question

...for civil rights and violation of white collar criminal statutes...

One problem I've encountered with the latter is that all of the federal agencies i've contacted refuse to take action against the perpetrator (a local municipal government) even though the violations are "cut and dry" based upon the language of numerous federal statutes and regulations I've researched.

I'm beginning to see why people are so apathetic and have even become disgusted with this country in general. Justice apparently is a commodity or product that is for sale if you only can afford it.

Additionally I 'd like to know how can a lowly citizen compel the state and/or federal agencies to do their jobs!? (i.e. investigate)

...for civil rights and violation of white collar criminal statutes...

One problem I've encountered with the "system" latter is that all of the federal agencies i've contacted refuse to take action against the perpetrator (a local municipal government) even though the violations are "cut and dry" based upon the language of numerous federal statutes and regulations I've researched.

I'm beginning to see why people are so apathetic and have even become disgusted with this country in general. Justice apparently is a commodity or product that is for sale if you only can afford it.

Additionally I 'd like to know how can a lowly citizen compel the state and/or federal agencies to do their jobs!? (i.e. investigate)

...for civil rights and violation of white collar criminal statutes...

One problem I've encountered with the "system" is that all of the federal agencies i've contacted refuse to take action against the perpetrator (a local municipal government) even though the violations are "cut and dry" based upon the language of numerous federal statutes and regulations I've researched.

I'm beginning to see why people are so apathetic and have even become disgusted with this country in general. Justice apparently is a commodity or product that is for sale if you only can afford it.

Additionally I 'd like to know how can a lowly citizen compel the state and/or federal agencies to do their jobs!? (i.e. investigate)

...for civil rights and violation of white collar criminal statutes...

One problem I've encountered with the "system" is that all of the federal agencies i've contacted refuse to take action against the perpetrator (a local municipal government) even though the violations are "cut and dry" based upon the language of numerous federal statutes and regulations I've researched.

I'm beginning to see why people are so apathetic and have even become disgusted with this country in general. Justice apparently is a commodity or product that is for sale if you only can afford it.

Additionally I 'd like to know how can a lowly citizen compel the state and/or federal agencies to do their jobs!? (i.e. investigate)

...for civil rights and violation of white collar criminal statutes...

One problem I've encountered with the "system" is that all of the federal agencies i've contacted refuse to take action against the perpetrator (a local municipal government) even though the violations are "cut and dry" based upon the language of numerous federal statutes and regulations I've researched.

I'm beginning to see why people are so apathetic and have even become disgusted with this country in general. Justice apparently is a commodity or product that is for sale if you only can afford it.

Additionally I 'd like to know how can a lowly citizen compel the state and/or federal agencies to do their jobs!? (i.e. investigate)

Answer 1

Both are defined by statute. Without knowing the causes of action or criminal complaints, it's hard to say. Civil law generally follows the state law in which the court sits, while criminal law is federal. There are exceptions to both those statements.

Answer 2

Well, first off, ONLY the US Attorney can bring a criminal case in Federal court. What the SoL is depends on the crime. There is, for example, no SoL on murder, while the Federal SoL for 'most' misdemeanors is a year.

For a civil suit, the "general" rule is that the SoL is the same as the State SoL rule in the State where the cause of action arose.

Richard

Answer 3

I don t know that what I m trying to find out