Legal Opinion
Jane Doe v. Alan Hesketh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 5, 2016No. 15-1381PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Section 2255 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code (also known as Masha’s Law) provides a civil right of action in federal district court to victims of several federal crimes, including sexual exploitation of a child and various child pornography offenses. This case requires us to decide whether a restitution award for a criminal offense bars a later-filed civil claim by a victim under § 2255 based on that same offense. Because we find that §■ 2255 permits such a claim, and collateral estoppel is not appropriate in this case, we will reverse the District Court’s…
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