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States claimant

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United States Supreme Court

any person residing in the United States, the Government of the United States or an agency thereof, or the government of a State or a political subdivision thereof, who asserts a claim.

Defined by the Supreme Court in Exxon Corporation v. Hunt, 475 U.S. 355 (1986).