Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Union Bank of Switzerland v. United States
Union Bank of Switz. v. United States, 502 U.S. 1092 (1992)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1992-02-24
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- allowing federal jurisdiction even when FDIC or FSLIC has been voluntarily dismissed as a party
- stating, "an abusive use of the writ may be prevented and a prior refusal to discharge on a like application may be made the authority for a refusal on subsequent ones.”
- allowing federal jurisdiction even when FDIC has been voluntarily dismissed as a party
- “Restitution imposed as a component of the defendant’s sentence is a criminal penalty, not a civil remedy.”
- “if post-petition interest weré not required and the restitution not paid promptly, the government would suffer a loss, since the government cannot earn interest on or invest the money ... ”
Citator
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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.