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Parties Involved:
John J. Rigas
Appellant
Timothy Rigas
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

No. 08-3218

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

JOHN J. RIGAS; 

TIMOTHY J. RIGAS,

Appellants

(MDPA Nos. 05-cr-00402-001 and 002)

PRESENT: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, McKEE, RENDELL, BARRY, AMBRO,

FUENTES, SMITH, FISHER, CHAGARES, JORDAN, HARDIMAN,

and ROTH, Circuit Judges

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition for rehearing filed by Appellee the United

States of America and the answer filed by Appellants John J. Rigas and Timothy Rigas, it

is hereby O R D E R E D that the petition for rehearing en banc is granted on the sole

issue of whether the two clauses in 18 U.S.C. § 371 -- the "offense" clause and the

"defraud" clause -- constitute separate offenses under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the

United States Constitution.

The Clerk of this Court shall list the appeal for rehearing en banc on Wednesday,

February 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Additional briefing in this matter is not required. The

parties are directed to file an additional 25 copies of the briefs which were previously

filed with the Clerk within 14 days from the date of this order.

By the Court,

/s/ Anthony J. Scirica 

Chief Judge

Date: January 13, 2010

ARL/cc: AH; APR; GJR; MPF; LGM; JUM; PMN; 

Case: 08-3218 Document: 00319981517 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/13/2010