Important Announcement

The Judgment Fund Branch of the Financial Management Service (FMS), U.S. Department of the Treasury, has implemented the Judgment Fund Internet Claims System (JFICS). JFICS will allow users to submit claims online, track the status of claims from submission to payment and receive real-time status updates.

The Judgment Fund Branch plans to contact agencies and offices, starting with the most frequent Judgment Fund users, in order to coordinate user access to JFICS. This process is already underway. However, due to the large number of Judgment Fund users dispersed throughout the United States and its territories, we anticipate that it may take as much as 12-18 months to provide system access to all users. In the meantime, those without access to JFICS should continue to submit claims by mail or by fax to the Judgment Fund using the standard FMS Forms 194, 196 and 197. (See links to FMS forms and fax transmittal form on this page.)

Also, as a result of the transition to JFICS, this website will temporarily feature two Search Transactions Links for determining the status of Judgment Fund payments. One link will display results for claims received through March 14, 2008 while the second link will display results for claims received after March 14, 2008. Starting in May 2008, an enhanced version of the Judgment Fund Search Transaction Link will be posted. This one link will provide access to all JF case status information, and it will allow users to save their search results in Excel spreadsheet format.

If you need information regarding a submitted claim, you may e-mail your request to JFICS Comments, or call (866) 277-1046 or (202) 874-6664 for assistance. Once again, we thank you for your patience during this transition.

The Judgment Fund is available for court judgments and Justice Department compromise settlements of actual or imminent lawsuits against the Government.

Quick Links

• Important Notices 
  
  
• Judgment Fund Overview Presentation:
  Powerpoint File | PDF File
  
  

As of October 1, 2005 Judgment Fund no longer accepts the older versions of the FMS 194, 196 and 197 forms

• FMS Forms:
  194  PDF file | MS Word File
  196  PDF file | MS Word File
  197  PDF file | MS Word File
  
  
• Fax Sheet 

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