United States v. Shaygan

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS UNDER HYDE AMENDMENT

ALAN S. GOLD, District Judge.

I. GENERAL BACKGROUND

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant Ali Shaygan’s Motion for Sanction [DE 287] pursuant to the Hyde Amendment and for other miscellaneous relief. 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. The United States has filed a response [DE 299] acknowledging that the United States “made serious mistakes in a collateral investigation that was an offshoot of this case and stands ready to pay the additional attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the defendant as a result.” [DE 299 at 1, 2],

The United…