Legal Opinion
United States v. Rakesh Wahi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 2017No. 15-2094PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Circuit precedent holds that a district court has inherent authority to reopen a closed criminal case to consider a request to expunge the judicial record based on an equitable balancing test that weighs the public and private interests at stake. See United States v. Flowers, 389 F.3d 737, 739 (7th Cir. 2004); United States v. Janik, 10 F.3d 470, 472 (7th Cir. 1993). We’re asked to decide whether this precedent is sound in light of Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 114 S.Ct. 1673, 128 L.Ed.2d 391 (1994). Kokkonen clarified that ancillary…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Edward and Pamela Reiser, and Janet Greenlee v. Residential Funding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Thomas Alan SumnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Glaser v. Wound Care Consultants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by50 opinions
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