Court Opinion

ID: 9468978
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:28:42.927512+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:09.087631
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REINHARDT, Circuit Judge,
concurring in the result:
I agree that we are compelled to affirm the order of the district court, but I do so with great reluctance. The result is harsh. Drastic economic consequences are visited upon an investigator, now deceased, who appears to have acted in good faith at all times. Other district judges might have handled the matter in a different manner and reached a more equitable result. Nevertheless, after considering all of the particular facts and circumstances of this case, I cannot say that the district court abused its discretion. Cf., 7 Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures, Guidelines for the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act, § A, ch. 3, § 3.02 transmittal 8 (May 15, 1980).