Legal Opinion

United States v. Steven Berg

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 14, 2001No. 2000PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the sentence imposed on Steven Berg in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Larimer, C.J.) on April 25, 2000. The sentencing court declined to impose a two-level sentence enhancement on Berg’s sentence for a violation of judicial process under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual (U.S.S.G.) § 2Fl.l(b)(4)(B), 1 after defendant pleaded guilty to one count of bankruptcy fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(1) (1994 & Supp.IV 1998).

The district court denied the enhancement on the grounds that the enhancement was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. William H. ThayerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. John A. CarrozzellaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Ephraim LewisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. MessnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Juliana M. CassilianoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. James R. Downing, Samuel Ward, Daniel DruckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  2. United States v. James Rinaldo JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. Juma SampsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. James Manas, John Fasano, Joseph PignatielloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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