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KIRK v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 16-2469.

842 F.3d 1063 (2016)

Jennifer KIRK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 2, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy Gordon , Brandon Creighton Sample , Attorneys, Jeremy Gordon, PLLC, Mansfield, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Nicholas J. Biersbach , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

Normally a district court may reduce a criminal sentence only within 14 days of its imposition. Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a). But if a prisoner provides substantial assistance to prosecutors after being sentenced, a district court may reduce the sentence at any time on the prosecutor's motion. Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(b). Jennifer...

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