Legal Opinion
United States v. Schneider
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 3, 2003No. 1:02-cv-00128PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HURLEY, District Judge.
Pending before me is the motion of Jeffrey Schneider (“Schneider” or “defendant”) “for an Order, pursuant to the Hyde Amendment, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, granting a prevailing defendant attorney’s fees and expenses against the Government for its bringing of a vexatious, frivolous and bad faith prosecution.” Notice of Motion at 1, 2.
BACKGROUND
On October 24, 2002, a jury acquitted Schneider of the charges in the captioned indictment, to wit conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud (Count One), and wire fraud (Count Two). The verdict was returned after…
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