Well, I just finished week 4 of this 3 month civil trial in state court. It makes me truly miss federal criminal cases! More on all of this when I finish, if ever.
In the meantime, some news and notes...
1. A few days ago I posted about the Comey indictment and asked what the strategy should be. Interestingly, no one has raised the Hyde Amendment. Although I made some bad law in this Circuit on the ability of a criminal defendant to recover for a vexatious case, you gotta wonder whether that statute will be employed. Maybe these prosecutions will breathe new life into the Hyde Amendment.
2. Things are changing at the U.S. Attorney's Office. Jason Reding Quinones sent an email around last week naming new sections and new chiefs. Previously, he named Yara Klukas (who was as sitting judge) as First Assistant.
Here are the other changes:
Economic Crimes & Cyber Fraud Section -- Michael Berger
Narcotics Section -- Sharad Motiani
Border and Immigration Crimes Enforcement (BICE) Section -- John Grivner
General Crimes Section -- Joe Egozi
Peter Forand stays on as Chief of Criminal. And Yisel Valdes continues as Deputy Division Chief.
Other Retained Section Leadership:
- National Security Section – Maria Medetis, Chief
- Violent Crimes and Special Victims Section – Brian Dobbins, Chief
- Collateral Litigation Section – Susan Osborne, Chief
- Public Corruption Section – Ed Stamm, Acting Chief
- Civil Rights Section – Ed Stamm, Acting Chief
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