List the inputs for interest on a federal money judgment
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- List the court, the date of entry, and the principal the judgment states. Do not state an interest rate and do not compute interest.
- What the lawyer must review
- You apply the rate. Section 1961(a) allows interest on a money judgment in a civil case recovered in a district court, from the date of entry, at a rate equal to the weekly average 1-year constant maturity Treasury yield published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the calendar week preceding the date of the judgment. The Director of the Administrative Office gives notice of that rate. Section 1961(b) computes interest daily to the date of payment and compounds it annually, except as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 2516(b) and 31 U.S.C. § 1304(b), which were not opened. Section 1961(c)(1) says the section does not apply to an internal revenue tax case. Execution for the interest may be levied by the marshal where the law of the state where the court sits allows execution for interest on a state-court judgment. A state-court judgment uses state law. That law was not opened.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.