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IN RE STEWART

No. 08-16753.

552 F.3d 1285 (2008)

In Re: Janis W. STEWART and Other Borrower-Crime Victims.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Cassell, University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT, Alan E. Tannenbaum, Levin Tannenbaum, P.L., Sarasota, FL, for Victims.

James E. Felman, Katherine Earle Yanes, Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A., Peter J. Sholl, Tampa, FL, for Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The Crime Victims' Rights Act ("CVRA"), 18 U.S.C. § 3771, provides that victims of a federal crime may appear and be heard during some phases of the prosecution of the person charged with the crime.1 The CVRA requires the Government to "make [its] best efforts to see" that the court (in which the prosecution is pending) permits the victim to appear and be heard.

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