Legal Opinion
United States v. Lemoine
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 9, 2008No. 06-50663, 07-50083, 07-35761PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals present the question of whether the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the federal agency responsible for the incarceration of inmates, may require inmates who participate in the bureau’s Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP) to pay restitution to victims at a higher or faster rate than was specified by the sentencing court, without obtaining an order from the sentencing court directing or approving the larger payments. We conclude that the BOP may do so.
I. Background
Christopher Lemoine was, after a guilty plea, convicted of one count of wire…
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