Legal Opinion
United States v. Rostoff
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 1999No. 97-1940PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants Steven and David Rostoff (the “Rostoffs”) appeal the government’s successful use of the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (“FDCPA”), codified at 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., to obtain a civil judgment in the amount of the Rostoffs’ outstanding obligations under an order of restitution previously issued pursuant to a provision of the Victim Witness Protection Act (“VWPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 3663. We affirm in part and vacate and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
I. Background
Together with separately sentenced co-conspirator James…
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