---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 U.S.C. § 2344"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
number: "2344"
heading: "Review of orders; time; notice; contents of petition; service"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/2344"
units:
  - "Part VI — Particular Proceedings"
  - "Chapter 158 — Orders of Federal Agencies; Review"
---

# §2344. Review of orders; time; notice; contents of petition; service


On the entry of a final order reviewable under this chapter, the [agency](/usc/28/2341.md?p=3) shall promptly give notice thereof by service or publication in accordance with its rules. Any party aggrieved by the final order may, within 60 days after its entry, file a petition to review the order in the [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2) of appeals wherein venue lies. The action shall be against the [United States](/usc/28/3002.md?p=15). The petition shall contain a concise statement of—

- (1) the nature of the proceedings as to which review is sought;
- (2) the facts on which venue is based;
- (3) the grounds on which relief is sought; and
- (4) the relief prayed.

The [petitioner](/usc/28/2341.md?p=2) shall attach to the petition, as exhibits, copies of the order, report, or decision of the [agency](/usc/28/2341.md?p=3). The [clerk](/usc/28/2341.md?p=1) shall serve a true copy of the petition on the [agency](/usc/28/2341.md?p=3) and on the Attorney General by registered mail, with request for a return receipt.


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(e), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 622.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and<br>Statutes at Large |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 1034. | Dec. 29, 1950, ch. 1189, § 4, 64 Stat. 1130. |

The section is reorganized, with minor changes in phraseology. The words “as prescribed by section 1033 of this title” are omitted as surplusage. The words “of the United States” following “Attorney General” are omitted as unnecessary.