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.