Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank P. Bongiorno, United States of America v. Frank P. Bongiorno
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 27, 1997No. 96-1052, 96-1560PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In many respects the history of this litigation resembles a Greek tragedy, excerpts of which from time to time have occupied the attention of no fewer than ten federal and state judges across the nation. This particular passage revolves around the constitutionality of the Child Support Recovery Act (CSRA), 18 U.S.C. § 228 (1994), and the federal government’s authority, if any, to collect restitutionary payments ordered under the CSRA by recourse to the Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act (FDCPA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 3001-3308 (1994). The CSRA issue is new to us and the FDCPA…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by149 opinions
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