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Shipman v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 25, 1970No. Civ. A. 429-69-NPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
In this action plaintiff seeks to recover an informer’s fee under 33 U.S.C., section 411, which provides for an award to any person “giving information which shall lead to a conviction” of one-half of the fine imposed upon any defendant.
On April 29, 1968, the United States of America, acting through the United States Attorney, filed a complaint in the case of United States of America v. S.S. EXIRIA, Civil Action No. 6743-N. The action was predicated upon a report received from the United States Corps of Engineers. The complaint alleged that on or about…
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