21.  But the Texas case is a civil action, and the oil workers are seeking not criminal convictions but more money.

22.  But the use of campaign money to file and prosecute a civil action would be unusual.

23.  But the Fed delayed a civil action that it had planned to announce with Morgenthau.

24.  Caremark was later sued in a civil action by a teenager who was treated with Protropin.

25.  He said he was unaware of any planned civil action as a result of the accident.

26.  He said he did not know whether the FAA would initiate a civil action.

27.  Hessner said that a civil action could take anywhere from days to years.

28.  If the government does not act, the association plans to file a civil action against The Limited, officials close to the institute said.

29.  If the various civil actions against Simpson do go to trial, he could face a much harder time defending himself because the burden of proof is different.

30.  If the dispute continues, the GAO could bring a civil action against the Bush administration.