Luis v. United States (578 U.S. 5)

U.S. Supreme Court · decided March 30, 2016 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Citation
578 U.S. 5 · 136 S. Ct. 1083
Decided
March 30, 2016
Term
October Term 2015
Vote
5–3
Majority author
Justice Breyer
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome
Petitioning party won
Ideological direction
Liberal

Opinion excerpt

It is so ordered. APPENDIX Title 18 U.S.C. § 1345 provides: "(a)(1) If a person is- "(A) violating or about to violate this chapter or section 287, 371 (insofar as such violation involves a conspiracy to defraud the United States or any agency thereof), or 1001 of this title; "(B) committing or about to commit a banking law violation (as defined in section 3322(d) of this title); or "(C) committing or about to commit a Federal health care offense; "the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any Federal court to enjoin such violation. "(2) If a person is alienating or disposing of property, or intends to alienate or dispose of property, obtained as a result of a banking law violation (as defined in section 3322(d) of this title) or a Federal health care offense or property which is traceable to such violation, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any Federal court- "(A) to enjoin such alienation or disposition of property; or "(B) for a restraining order to- "(i) prohibit any person from withdrawing, transferring, removing, dissipating, or disposing of any such property or property of equivalent value; and "(ii) appoint a temporary receiver to administer such restraining order. "(3) A permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order shall be granted without bond. "(b) The court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination…

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