---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1016.2"
title: "16"
number: "1016.2"
heading: "Definition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1016.2"
---

# §1016.2. Definition.


Private litigation refers to any legal proceeding which does not involve the United States government, or any department or agency of the U.S. government, as a party.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051-81; 15 U.S.C. 1261-74; 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204; 15 U.S.C. 1471-76; 15 U.S.C. 1211-14; 5 U.S.C. 552; and 5 U.S.C. 552a.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 6594, Mar. 2, 1988, unless otherwise noted.