U.S. v. KOVALL

Nos. 15-50419, 15-50420.

857 F.3d 1060 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary Edward KOVALL, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff, Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David Alan Heslop, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Freeman (argued) and Evan C. Mix , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Diego, California, for Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edward Murray Robinson (argued), Torrance, California, for Defendant-Appellant Gary Edward Kovall.

David William Shapiro (argued), Boersch Shapiro LLP, Oakland, California, for Defendant-Appellant David Alan Heslop.

Lindsey Greer Dotson (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Public Corruption & Civil Rights Section; Lawrence S. Middleton , Chief, Criminal Division; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff.

Before: Susan P. Graber, Jay S. Bybee, and Morgan B. Christen, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

We are asked whether the victim of a crime may appeal a restitution order handed down as part of a criminal defendant's sentence. We answered "no" when we were asked about victims' rights for restitution ordered under the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982. United States v. Mindel,

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