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USA v. Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc, et al
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15-15799
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July 13, 2017
Judge's Tweets Don't Merit Recusal, 9th Circ. Says
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld a $122.5 million California wildfire settlement, saying that alleged improper tweets by a federal judge were not grounds for recusal.
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May 17, 2017
Sierra Pacific Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Fire Deal, Cites Fraud
Sierra Pacific Industries Inc. asked a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday to set aside a $122.5 million settlement over a 2007 forest fire, arguing that the lower court had contravened its own order by considering facts and not legal arguments before ruling against a motion alleging that prosecutors framed the company.
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May 05, 2016
Prosecutor Fraud Behind $122M Wildfire Deal, 9th Circ. Told
Sierra Pacific Industries on Wednesday continued urging the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court's refusal to unwind a $122.5 million settlement over a severe California wildfire, saying claims that the deal came about from prosecutors' "egregious" fraud and misconduct cannot be ignored.
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February 02, 2016
Calif. AG Blasts Misconduct Claims In Wildfire Appeal
California's attorney general ripped into her fellow state attorneys general Monday over their brief supporting a bid to unwind a $122.5 million wildfire settlement, telling the Ninth Circuit that she finds their assertions that government lawyers and investigators ignored their duty to justice offensive.
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December 22, 2015
Judge's YouTube Vids Can't Enter Wildfire Row, Gov't Says
The federal government on Monday urged the Ninth Circuit to prohibit logging company Sierra Pacific from introducing video evidence that allegedly links a federal judge to improper tweets about a $122.5 million wildfire settlement into a battle to undo the deal.
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December 15, 2015
Videos Link Sierra Pacific Judge To Tweet, 9th Circ. Told
Sierra Pacific urged the Ninth Circuit to allow the logging company to submit a copy of YouTube videos recently made private by a federal judge accused of improperly tweeting about a $122.5 million wildfire settlement, saying the evidence clearly shows the judge owns the Twitter account.
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December 01, 2015
9th Circ. Asked To Boot Tweeting Judge From Wildfire Case
Logging company Sierra Pacific Industries told the Ninth Circuit that a federal judge's tweets about a $122.5 million wildfire settlement are so out of line that he should not be allowed to have anything to do with the case if it's remanded.
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November 17, 2015
Prosecutor Misconduct In Calif. Wildfire Ignored, AGs Say
Five state attorneys general Monday urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a California federal judge's refusal to unwind a $122.5 million settlement over a devastating wildfire, arguing he ignored plausible allegations of serious misconduct by federal prosecutors in pursuing the deal.