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· 12/6/1991

United States v. Joseph Disomma

Citations

  • 951 F.2d 494
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 28849
  • 1991 WL 257336

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that \the legislative history on the issue is sparse and uninformative\ and concluding that \the only useful historical document\ is the Justice Department letter
  • stating that the district courts maintain the \full exercise of discretion in these matters\
  • noting that Justice Department Letter describes circumstances that are “out of the ordinary”
  • defining “exceptional reasons” as a “unique combination of circumstances giving rise to situations that are out of the ordinary”
  • defining the term as a “unique combination of circumstances giving rise to situations that are out of the ordinary”
  • defining “exceptional reasons” as a “unique combination of circumstances giving rise to situations that are out of the ordinary”

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Judges: Miner, Mahoney, Sifton

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