Legal Opinion
United States v. Rigas
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 3, 2005No. Docket Nos. 05-2619-OP(L), 05-2628-OP(CON)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Circuit Judge.
Before us are two petitions for a writ of mandamus brought by W.R. Huff Asset Management Co., LLC, et al. (“the Huff Petitioners”) and Eminence Capital, LLC, et al. (“the Class Action Petitioners” and, together with Huff Petitioners, “the Petitioners”). Both petitions seek to vacate a settlement agreement of a forfeiture action among the United States and John J. Ri-gas, Timothy J. Rigas, and other members of the Rigas family that establishes a $715 million fund to compensate victims of a fraud perpetrated in part by John J. Rigas and Timothy J. Rigas. Both petitions are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re United States of America, in Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Nicholas DistefanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- In Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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