United States v. Agne’s Empirical Analysis

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8 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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1. “Our first reference point is the statutory language. See Greebel v. FTP Software, Inc., 194 F.3d 185, 192 (1st Cir.1999); see also [United States v.] Rivera, 131 F.3d [222,] 224 [ (1st Cir.1999) ] (“When the ‘plain meaning’ is clear on its face, ‘the sole function of the courts is to enforce it according to its terms.’” (cita tion omitted)). No definition of “affect” is found in the statute. Its dictionary definition is “to act on; produce an effect or change in.” The Random House Dictionary of the English Language 33 (2d ed.1983). Its synonyms are listed as “influence, sway; modify, alter,” id., lending support to defendant’s position that there must be some negative consequence to the financial institution to invoke the extended statute of limitations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Esterman