U.S. v. SHAYGAN

No. 09-12129.

652 F.3d 1297 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, Andrea G. Hoffman, Sean Paul Cronin, Interested-Parties-Appellants, v. Ali SHAYGAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Josefsberg, Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Anne R. Schultz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Laura Thomas Rivero, Miami, FL, Roberto Martinez,   Maureen Elizabeth Lefebvre,   Susan Tarbe, Colson, Hicks, Eidson, Coral Gables, FL, Kirby A. Heller, Washington, DC, for Appellants.

David O. Markus, David Oscar Markus, PLLC, Miami, FL, for Appellee.

G. Richard Strafer, G. Richard Strafer, P.A., Miami, FL, for American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, amicus curiae.

H. Scott Fingerhut, Miami, FL, for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae.

Before EDMONDSON, PRYOR and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

The stakes in this appeal are high: they involve the sovereign immunity of the United States, the constitutional separation of powers, and the civil rights and professional reputations of two federal prosecutors. The United States appeals an award of $601,795.88 in attorney's fees and costs under the Hyde Amendment, Pub.L. No. 105-119, § 617, 111 Stat. 2440, 2519 (1997) (reprinted in 18 U.S.C....

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