Original sentence: In March of 2006, a jury ruled against Custer Battles, but the verdict was set aside by a District Court judge.In September of 2006, Jacqueline Battles, the wife of Michael Battles, was arrested in Germany after a German bank informed authorities about "suspicious transactions" on her accounts.Judge Ellis's ruling was, in turn, reversed by the Fourth Circuit in April of 2009, in effect reinstating the jury verdict.The case was appealed, and in April of 2009, the Fourth Circuit reversed the the district court judge
Edited sentence: In March 2006, a jury ruled against Custer Battles, but the verdict was set aside by a District Court judge.In September 2006, Jacqueline Battles, the wife of Michael Battles, was arrested in Germany after a German bank informed authorities about "suspicious transactions" on her accounts.Judge Ellis's ruling was, in turn, reversed by the Fourth Circuit in April 2009, in effect reinstating the jury verdict.The case was appealed, and in April 2009, the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court judge