Punch and Jurists

Peters v. U.S., No. 13-MC-103 (E.D.N.Y.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (June 27, 2013) (Judge Magistrate) by This decision is noted for its discussion of the almost non-existent possibility of getting an arrest record expunged under 28 USC § 534 - even where, as here, the Government moved to dismiss the criminal …

U.S. v. Flowers, No. 04-1917 (7th Cir.) (389 F.3d 737) (November 19, 2004) (Judge Terrence T. Evans) by In 1996, when she was 18 years old, the defendant drove two co-defendants to and from a house, where they burned a cross while wearing white sheets, in an attempt to intimidate …

U.S. v. Dubovsky, No. 01-1212 (1st Cir.) (279 F.3d 5) (January 29, 2002) (Judge John R. Gibson) by This case is noted for its discussion of when an “expunged” conviction may be excluded from the computation of a defendant’s criminal history category and for its review of the diverse approaches …

U.S. v. Dunegan, No. 00-4317 (3rd Cir.) (251 F.3d 477) (May 25, 2001) (Judge Max Rosenn) by Here the Court held that in the absence of a statute enacted by Congress, the district court did not have the jurisdiction to expunge a criminal record, even in a case that ended …

U.S. v. Sumner, No. 99-10523 (9th Cir.) (226 F.3d 1005) (September 12, 2000) (Judge Arthur L. Alarcon) by

Sealed Appellant v. Sealed Appellee, No. 97-30160 (5th Cir.) (130 F.3d 695) (December 4, 1997) (Judge Jerry E. Smith) by This is one of those nonsensical cases that gives credence to the chilling speculation of author/philosopher Ayn Rand that high up on the Government's political agenda is the maintenance of …

Doe v. U.S., No. Civ. 97-0106 B(POR) (S.D.Cal.) (964 F.Supp. 1429) (April 30, 1997) (Judge Rudi M. Brewster) by Court granted motion to expunge a 27 year old conviction of a now-repealed marijuana tax statute. They never let go. In 1970, this John Doe, then a minor, was arrested and …