Practice Note-
Third Circuit Adopts 5:00 PM Filing Deadline-
Effective July 1, 2023, the Third Circuit amended its local rules to require all filings, with the exception of those initiating a new appeal or other...more
7/11/2023
/ Appellate Courts ,
DBE Program ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Embezzlement ,
Evidence Suppression ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Hate Crimes ,
IRS ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
McCarran-Ferguson Act ,
State Insurance Administrations ,
Tax Fraud
A jury convicted Defendant of tax fraud after he underreported his cash income from two of his pharmacies. Defendant argued on appeal that the affidavit in support of his search warrant was defective because it contained...more
5/3/2022
/ Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Cross Examination ,
Evidence Suppression ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Immigrants ,
Kickbacks ,
Mail Fraud ,
Police ,
Pro Se Litigants ,
Search Warrant ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tax Fraud ,
Travel Act ,
Wire Fraud
Defendants Cannot Move for Compassionate Release Based Solely on Post-Sentencing Cooperation-
United States v. Claude (October 27, 2021), No. 20-3563-
BACKGROUND-
Defendant sought compassionate release to reduce his...more
1/13/2022
/ Causation ,
Coast Guard ,
Cooperation ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dismissals ,
Drug Distribution ,
En Banc Review ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Falsified Documents ,
FBI ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Firearms ,
For Profit Education ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Oil Spills ,
Public Funds ,
Qui Tam ,
SCOTUS ,
Self-Representation ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Tax Fraud ,
Unnecessary Medical Procedures ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Willful Misconduct
Precedential Opinions of Note -
Government Must Prove Falsity Under Any Objectively Reasonable Standard -
United States v. Harra (January 12, 2021), No. 19-1105 http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/191105p.pdf Unanimous...more
4/16/2021
/ Appeals ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Forfeiture ,
Plain Error ,
Prejudice ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sexual Assault ,
Supervised Release ,
Tax Fraud ,
White Collar Crimes