Legal Opinion
Ward v. Chavez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2012No. 09-17016PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge JED S. RAKOFF; Dissent by Judge WALLACE.
OPINION
RAKOFF, Senior District Judge:
The issue in this case is whether, under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (“MVRA”), a district court impermissibly delegates its obligation to set a resti*1044tution payment schedule when it orders “immediate” payment with the expectation that the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) will work out a payment schedule with the prisoner pursuant to the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (“IFRP”). We hold that where the sentencing court has failed to consider whether the defendant has the financial…
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3Cited by215 opinions
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