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GONZALEZ-VERA v. TOWNLEY

No. 09-5134.

595 F.3d 379 (2010)

Laura GONZALEZ-VERA and Ali Abed Beydoun, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, Deceased, Appellants. v. Michael Vernon TOWNLEY, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Melikian, Student Counsel, argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs was Ali A. Beydoun, Supervisory Attorney.

Abby C. Wright, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief was Mark B. Stern, Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

How does one enforce a civil judgment against a person protected by the Witness Security Program? Congress, it turns out, answered this question in 18 U.S.C. § 3523. That provision requires the Attorney General to determine whether the protected person is making "reasonable efforts" to satisfy the judgment and establishes procedures for collecting the judgment if the person is failing to do so. In this case, the Attorney General found that...

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