Gonzalez-Vera v. Townley’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3521 (Witness Security Reform Act of 1984) · 18 U.S.C. § 3523
Relies on Williams v. Taylor · Garcia v. United States · Commissioner v. Engle · Gray III v. Bell · Saadeh v. Farouki
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) If a judgment ... is entered against [a protected] person the Attorney General shall determine whether the person has made reasonable efforts to comply with the judgment.... If the Attorney General determines that the person has not made reasonable efforts to comply with the judgment, the Attorney General may, after considering the danger to the person and upon the request of the person holding the judgment disclose the identity and location of the person to the plaintiff entitled to recovery pursuant to the judgment .... (b)(1) Any person who holds a judgment entered by a Federal or State court in his or her favor against a person provided protection under this chapter may, upon a decision by the Attorney General to deny disclosure of the current identity and location of such protected person, bring an action against the protected person in the United States district court in the district where the person holding the judgment ... resides.... (3) Upon a determination (A) that the petitioner holds a judgment entered by a Federal or State court and (B) that the Attorney General has declined to disclose to the petitioner the current identity and location of the protected person against whom the judgment was entered, the court shall appoint a guardian to act on behalf of the petitioner to enforce the judgment. ... The Attorney General shall disclose to the guardian the current identity and location of the protected person and any other information necessary to enable the guar”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“If the Attorney General determines that the person has not made reasonable efforts to comply with the judgment, the Attorney General may, after considering the danger to the person and upon the request of the person holding the judgment disclose the identity and location of the person to the plaintiff entitled to recovery pursuant to the judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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