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August 1, 1988
527 N.E.2d 916, 173 Ill. App. 3d 613, 123 Ill. Dec. 278 1988.IL.1178
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Michael P. Toomin, Judge, presiding.
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JUSTICE QUINLAN delivered the opinion of the court. CAMPBELL, P.J., and MANNING, J., concur.
The defendant, Richard (Rick) Bedony, was tried in a bench trial and convicted of the attempted murder of George Georgitsis in the circuit court of Cook County. Bedony was subsequently sentenced to an extended term of 45 years' incarceration.
Rick Bedony worked at the Jewel food store on Touhy Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. In approximately November 1985, he met and began to have a sexual relationship with another Jewel worker, Jacquelyn (Jackie) Georgitsis, who was, at the time, married to George Georgitsis. The relationship between the defendant and Jackie continued steadily until at least May of 1986. The testimony at trial was conflicting as to whether George knew of Jackie and Rick's affair.
At trial, Jackie testified that a few days prior to May 2, 1986, she told the defendant that she thought she was pregnant, that she did not want the baby, and that she wanted to end their relationship. She testified that defendant was very upset by this, and that he wanted her to leave her husband George so that they could be together. The defendant, however, denied that Jackie told him of a possible pregnancy at that time and denied that she told him that she wanted to end their relationship just prior to May 2, 1986.
On May 2, 1986, at approximately 10 a.m., George Georgitsis testified that he was at home and that he received a phone call from the defendant who, he claimed, he knew as the boyfriend of his wife's friend Jackie Rockford. Admittedly, this was how Jackie and Rick kept their affair a secret from George. According to George, the defendant called to tell George that his car had broken down, and asked George to fix it, since George ran an auto repair business. George testified that the defendant came over to his house sometime between 10:03 and 10:15 a.m. After he arrived, George allegedly called his friend and business partner, Steve McNally, and asked him to drive over to George's so that they could go get the defendant's car. George stated that after he called Steve, he took the defendant upstairs to the "drum room" to conduct their business. George testified that when he turned his back, defendant repeatedly hit him on the head with the pipe from a barbell, which he had been carrying under his arm when he arrived. George testified that the defendant then pulled a gun out and ordered George to lay face down on the floor, looking down a laundry chute. George said that, at that point, he got up, kicked open the door to the adjoining back porch, walked out onto the porch and sat down on the porch. According to George, the defendant shot him while he was sitting on the floor of the porch. George stated that all he remembered after that was waking up in the hospital.
George's friend, Steve McNally, testified that George called him between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. to ask if he could pick up George and the defendant and take them to the defendant's car. McNally stated that he got to the Georgitsises' home at about 11:15 a.m. and he honked his horn, but no one responded. A neighbor of the Georgitsises stated that he spoke to McNally at around 11 a.m. and that McNally told him that he was looking for George so that he could take them to defendant's car. Georgitsis' next door neighbor testified that at approximately 10:20 to 10:25 a.m., he heard two shots which came from the back of the Georgitsises' house.
At approximately 4 to 4:30 p.m. on May 2, Jackie Georgitsis came home from work and found George on the back porch, bleeding and semiconscious. Moments thereafter, George's mother came home from work also. George was then taken to the hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the head, and, as a result of that wound, suffered some memory loss. Although George's mother testified that she asked George, soon after he was found, if he had taken drugs or been drinking and he answered no, a police detective testified that the mother had told him that George said that he had taken drugs and been drinking. Further testimony established that three empty shell casings were found on the back porch and a fourth empty shell casing was found in the bedroom. Additionally, it was established that a window on the back porch had been broken sometime on May 2.
The defendant presented an alibi defense, claiming that he arrived at work between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. and that, therefore, he could not have shot George just before 10:30 a.m. He presented witnesses who saw him that morning, and, although none of the witnesses saw the defendant arrive at Jewel, one witness, Charles Wallace, testified that he saw defendant arrive at Jewel sometime between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. Jackie Georgitsis testified that it takes from 10 to 25 minutes to get from her home to the Jewel on Touhy Avenue. The prosecution, however, presented the testimony of a police detective who had timed a route from the Georgitsises' home to the Jewel a few days later and found that it took nine minutes to travel the distance.
On the evening of May 2, 1986, Jackie called the defendant, more than once, and, allegedly, told him about George's shooting, and asked him not to say anything about their affair. Defendant was questioned by police and, at first, denied having sex with Jackie, but later admitted to it. On May 6, after the defendant was released by the police, he left a note on a dollar bill, on Jackie's car, which read, "Please call me. I love you so much. I need you." George then identified defendant's photo from a photo line up, although he referred to him at different times as Rick, Rick-Mike or Mike. Jackie and Rick resumed a relationship sometime after May 2, 1986, and that relationship ended on September 20, 1986.
The trial Judge found the defendant guilty of attempted murder and sentenced him to an extended-term sentence of 45 years because the trial Judge found the crime to be exceptionally brutal and heinous. On defendant's motion for a new trial, defense counsel attempted to present the affidavit of a private investigator to attest that the travel time from the Georgitsises' home to the Jewel was approximately 11 to 15 minutes. That motion was denied. Defendant now appeals both his conviction and the extended-term sentence.
The defendant raises three issues on review: (1) whether defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) whether the trial Judge erred in imposing an extended-term sentence.
The first issue that defendant raises for review is whether the trial court erred in finding the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. A criminal conviction will not be set aside unless the evidence is so improbable or unsatisfactory that it creates a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt. (People v. Collins (1985), 106 Ill. 2d 237, 261, 478 N.E.2d 267, 276.) When presented with a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, it is not the function of the reviewing court to retry the defendant. (Collins, 106 Ill. 2d at 261, 478 N.E.2d at 276.) The relevant inquiry is whether, after viewing all of the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Collins, 106 Ill. 2d at 261, 478 N.E.2d at 276, citing Jackson v. Virginia (1979), 443 U.S. 307, 319, 61 L. Ed. 2d 560, 573, 99 S. Ct. 2781, 2789.
Defendant contends that the evidence did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt because: the evidence as to defendant's alleged motive was incredible; the evidence as to the defendant's alibi was inconsistent with evidence that he attempted to murder George Georgitsis; and the evidence showed that the defendant and the defense witnesses were more credible than the State's witnesses. The State, on the other hand, argues that the defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because: George Georgitsis positively identified the defendant; George Georgitsis' testimony was substantially corroborated by other witnesses; the evidence established defendant's motive and his premeditation; and the testimony of Charles Wallace, who stated that defendant arrived at work between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m., was properly disregarded by the trial court since it was contradicted by testimony of other witnesses.
Here, viewing the facts and evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a credible motive for the attempted murder of George Georgitsis was established by Jackie's testimony in which she stated that days earlier she had told defendant she wanted to end their relationship and that the defendant was upset because he did not want to end it. Also, the defendant admitted to leaving a note on a dollar bill on Jackie's car after the shooting which read, "Please call me. I love you so much. I need you." In regards to defendant's alibi, the trial court considered all of the conflicting evidence and found that the State's evidence, namely the testimony of George as to when the defendant actually arrived at work, was simply more credible than the testimony of Charles Wallace. Looking at the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the defendant could have beaten and shot George and still arrived at work at approximately 10:30 a.m. or soon thereafter. While it is true that George Georgitsis, the State's most important witness, did suffer a memory loss as a result of his injuries, and that there were certain inconsistencies in his testimony, there was also evidence presented through other witnesses which corroborated George's testimony. Thus, again viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the evidence was not so improbable or unsatisfactory as to create a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt.
The second issue raised by the defendant is whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel. To support a charge of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must prove two elements: first, that his attorney failed to perform as a reasonably competent attorney, and second, that there exists a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the outcome of the trial would have been different, i.e., that the defendant was prejudiced by the attorney's actions. (Strickland v. Washington (1984), 466 U.S. 668, 694, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674, 698, 104 S. Ct. 2052, 2068; People v. Wilson (1986), 149 Ill. App. 3d 1075, 1077, 501 N.E.2d 863, 864, appeal denied (1987), 114 Ill. 2d 556.) A reasonable probability has been defined by the Supreme Court as one that is sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome, and, to make this finding, a court must consider the totality of the evidence presented to the finder of fact. (Strickland, 466 U.S. at 695, 80 L. Ed. 2d at 698, 104 S. Ct. at 2068-69.) Under the guidelines set forth in Strickland, the focus is upon the fundamental fairness accorded the defendant at the trial. Underlying this framework, however, is the strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the broad realm of reasonable professional assistance, and therefore, a reviewing court will not second guess matters which involve counsel's judgment, discretion, trial tactics or trial strategy. People v. McKendrick (1985), 138 Ill. App. 3d 1018, 486 N.E.2d 1323.
Defendant here claims that his trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to rebut the testimony of the police detective who stated that it took him nine minutes to travel from the Georgitsis' home to the Jewel food store on Touhy. Defendant argues that because the timing was crucial in this case, trial counsel should have presented rebuttal evidence to establish that the travel time was longer than nine minutes, and, further, that this evidence was available to the defense at the time of trial, but was not presented until after the trial in defendant's motion for a new trial. The defendant claims that if this rebuttal evidence would have been admitted at trial, it would have resulted in a finding of not guilty by the trial court. Thus, the defendant concludes that the failure of counsel to present this evidence satisfied the Strickland requirements. The State, on the contrary, argues that the trial counsel's failure to rebut the testimony of the detective was merely a matter of trial strategy and, as such, within the broad range of reasonable professional assistance.
The defendant has not shown how the presentation of rebuttal evidence would have made the outcome of the trial different. While it is true that the time to make the trip to the Jewel was critical to defendant's alibi defense, it is also true that the trial Judge was aware of this and, thus, specifically stated that his finding against the defendant was based upon his belief that the detective's testimony was credible. The court noted that the detective testified that traffic at the time he made the test was moderate, as it would have been on May 2 at about 10 or 11 a.m. Moreover, the trial Judge noted that he was familiar with the area and that the route travelled by the detective was probably not the quickest route. Additionally, Jackie Georgitsis testified that it took her anywhere from 10 to 25 minutes to get from her home to the Jewel on Touhy. Here, since evidence was presented to show that the travel time could have been longer than nine minutes, defendant's argument that further testimony as to a longer travel time would change the result is without merit. Accordingly, the necessary prong of the Strickland test has not been met, and, thus, the claim of ineffective assistance must fail.
The third issue defendant raises for review is whether the trial court erred when it imposed an extended-term sentence. A trial Judge is accorded broad discretion in the sentencing phase of a trial, in order to permit a reasoned judgment concerning the particular circumstances of each case. (People v. La Pointe (1981), 88 Ill. 2d 482, 431 N.E.2d 344.) Our supreme court, in La Pointe, emphasized that the basis for the extended-term sentence is to ensure that the punishment is appropriate, based on the particular circumstances of the case, and to ensure that society is protected from those individuals who demonstrate, by their conduct, their capacity for particularly brutal and heinous crimes and which are indicative of wanton cruelty. See La Pointe, 88 Ill. 2d at 500-01, 431 N.E.2d at 352.
Specifically, under section 5-8-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections, the maximum sentence for attempted murder, which is a Class X felony, is 30 years, and under section 5-5-3.2, a defendant is eligible for an extended-term sentence of not less than 30 years and not more than 60 years, if the defendant's acts were accompanied by exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior. (See Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 1005-5-3.2, 1005-8-1, 1005-8-2.) "Heinous" has been defined by the Illinois Supreme Court as "hateful or shockingly evil: grossly bad: enormously and flagrantly criminal"; and "brutal" includes "grossly ruthless," "devoid of mercy or compassion: cruel and cold-blooded." (La Pointe, 88 Ill. 2d at 501, 431 N.E.2d at 353, citing Webster's Third New International Dictionary (unabridged) 1050, 286 (3d ed. 1981).) In La Pointe, the supreme court considered the defendant's significant history of criminal activity, his callous attitude after the murder and his complete lack of remorse to constitute exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior, and, thus, these considerations provided a sufficient basis for the imposition of an extended sentence. (See La Pointe, 88 Ill. 2d at 501, 431 N.E.2d at 353.) The La Pointe court further noted that extended terms may be imposed for murders involving torture or infliction of unnecessary pain. La Pointe, 88 Ill. 2d at 501, 431 N.E.2d at 353.
What constitutes brutal and heinous behavior must necessarily be based upon the facts of each case. This court has, in certain decisions, emphasized the "exceptional" nature of a defendant's acts in affirming extended sentences, e.g., intoxication and rape of a child, home invasion and threats to children of victims, rapes combined with beatings or multiple stab wounds. (See People v. Kane (1986), 140 Ill. App. 3d 928, 489 N.E.2d 500.) Other decisions, however, have focused upon the premeditation and lack of provocation as the basis for affirming extended terms, e.g., beating and choking, a victim to death, beating a victim in an unprovoked attack and terrorizing a victim. See People v. Grady (1982), 107 Ill. App. 3d 970, 438 N.E.2d 608; People v. Kane (1986), 140 Ill. App. 3d 928, 932, 489 N.E.2d 500 (Linn, P.J., Dissenting).
Here, as noted previously, the trial Judge found that the defendant was eligible for an extended term and sentenced defendant to 45 years' imprisonment. The defendant here has requested this court to reduce his sentence, arguing that the trial court erred in imposing the extended term because his actions here did not constitute exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior. Furthermore, the defendant continues he never had any problems with the law previously, and he, in fact, had a fine record. The State, however, contends that the premeditated acts of the defendant constituted brutal and heinous behavior, and, hence, the trial Judge properly imposed an extended-term sentence.
In this case, we concur with the defendant that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the extended-term sentence. The beating and shooting of George Georgitsis here did not fall within the definitions of exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior or constitute acts which were ones completely devoid of mercy or compassion or ones that involved torture or grossly ruthless behavior. Additionally, the defendant established a number of persuasive factors in mitigation at his sentencing hearing, such as his family background, his education, his work record, his lack of drug or alcohol abuse, and, importantly, that this was his first offense or problem of any kind with the law. However, while we believe that defendant's acts here did not warrant an extended-term sentence, we do find that the premeditation of the defendant's acts, the multiple head beatings, the forcing of Georgitsis to lay down on the floor, and his flight after the shooting justified the imposition of the maximum sentence of 30 years. See People v. Saldivar (1986), 113 Ill. 2d 256, 497 N.E.2d 1138.
For all of the foregoing reasons, the defendant's conviction for the attempted murder of George Georgitsis is affirmed, and the defendant's sentence is reduced to a sentence of a term of 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Affirmed as modified.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Will County; the Hon. THOMAS
W. VINSON, Judge, presiding.
On February 7, 1977, plaintiff, Nancy Carra, filed a complaint against defendant, Roy Holmes, seeking damages for injuries incurred in a traffic mishap allegedly caused by defendant's negligence. On March 18, 1977, after defendant had been served with summons and complaint, he entered a pro se appearance. No further appearance by defendant was made, and because of his failure to answer or otherwise plead the circuit court of Will County entered a default order against defendant on August 26, 1977. This was followed on January 10, 1978, by a judgment on the pleadings entered by the circuit court after hearing plaintiff's proof and finding same sufficient.
Plaintiff then proceeded to file an affidavit for non-wage garnishment against the garnishee, Heritage Insurance Company of America. The garnishee appeared and answered on May 1, 1978. That answer in effect denied that the plaintiff was entitled to garnishment against the garnishee, and requested a declaration of rights as between the parties. On June 12, 1978, the garnishee moved for summary judgment based upon its answer of May 1. This was followed by a motion filed by a plaintiff on June 23, 1978, to vacate the default judgment, and a similar motion filed by defendant on June 30, 1978.
A hearing on defendant's motion was held July 5, 1978. All parties were given notice. As a consequence of that hearing, the circuit court entered an order vacating the default judgment and dismissing the garnishment proceedings. The garnishee sought to have this action reconsidered, but according to a docket entry of July 13, 1978, the circuit court reaffirmed its prior decision and this appeal ensued.
Before this court the garnishee contends that it was error to dismiss the garnishment proceeding after an answer had been filed requesting a declaration of rights. In response the defendant questions whether this appeal is properly before us. We believe defendant's position is correct and this appeal must be dismissed.
In a case wherein the facts are strikingly similar to those in the case at bar, White Way Sign & Maintenance Co. v. Seltzer Pontiac, Inc. (1974), 56 Ill.2d 342, 307 N.E.2d 386, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that Supreme Court Rule 304(a) denied the jurisdiction necessary for appellate review. The plaintiff in White Way had initiated a non-wage garnishment proceeding based upon a judgment by confession entered against the defendant, Seltzer Pontiac, Inc. Not unlike the situation in the instant case, the defendant in White Way sought to reopen the original judgment by confession, such relief being subsequently granted. In an additional action that parallels the case sub judice, the trial court in White Way dismissed the garnishment proceeding. An appeal to the supreme court followed.
1 Justice Kluczynski, speaking for the court, observed that:
"Garnishment is an ancillary proceeding designed to obtain satisfaction of a judgment [citations] and is not a distinct or separate suit from the original action for judgment [citation]." (White Way Sign & Maintenance Co. v. Seltzer Pontiac, Inc., 56 Ill.2d 342, 344, 307 N.E.2d 386, 387.)
The controversy thus involves three parties, a plaintiff-garnishor, a defendant, and a garnishee. Further, the controversy involves claims between the plaintiff and the defendant and between the garnishor and the garnishee. Where there are multiple parties or multiple claims involved in a controversy, Supreme Court Rule 304(a) circumscribes the possibility of fragmented appeals. The Rule provides:
"If multiple parties or multiple claims for relief are involved in an action, an appeal may be taken from a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the parties or claims only if the trial court has made an express written finding that there is no just reason for delaying enforcement or appeal. * * * In the absence of such a finding, any judgment that adjudicates fewer than all the claims or the rights and liabilities of fewer than all the parties is not enforceable or appealable and is subject to revision at any time before the entry of a judgment adjudicating all the claims, rights, and liabilities of all the parties." (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 304(a).)
Justice Kluczynski and the White Way court, relying on Rule 304, concluded that the appeal from the dismissal order was premature because the garnishment proceeding was of necessity related to the action to obtain judgment which remained unresolved.
2 We are persuaded that the appeal at bar is governed by the precedent established in White Way. Here, too, the action to obtain judgment remains unresolved. Where fewer than all claims for relief are resolved, an appeal will lie only where there is an express written finding by the trial court. The record does not contain the requisite finding by the trial court and we conclude that this appeal is not properly before us.
The garnishee argues on appeal that its answer, which admittedly requests a declaration of rights as between the parties, was in the nature of a counterclaim and thus could not be dismissed absent its consent. Such an argument, even if correct, would not alter our disposition of this appeal. There still remains pending in the controversy an unresolved claim. Until that claim is resolved, we have no jurisdiction to determine the propriety of the dismissal order.
Appeal dismissed.
ALLOY and STENGEL, JJ., concur.
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Virgin Media's 100Mb broadband goes live
VIRGIN Media's 100Mb broadband went live this week.
Potential customers should form an orderly queue clutching their postcodes.
At present the service Virgin Media insist on calling 'ultrafast' is only available in a few locations:
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"The launch of our 100Mb service is a significant milestone in the UK's broadband evolution and a vivid illustration of the power of our next generation network," said Neil Berkett, the ISP's chief executive officer.
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March 27, 1981
In the Matter of the Application of a/k/a Robert THOMPSON, Gary Thompson, Petitioner,
Mr. Joseph M. BROOKS, Regional Administrative Systems Manager, U. S. Department of Justice, Federal Prison System, Bureau of Prisons, Philadelphia Regional Office, Scott Plaza, 11-18th Floor, Philadelphia, Pa. 19113, Inter Alia and United States Attorney, Southern District Foley Square, Courthouse New York, New York 10007, Respondents
Stated bluntly, petitioner seeks credit on his federal sentence for time when he was erroneously released on parole by state authorities, despite an outstanding detainer based on a six-year sentence imposed by this Court for violation of the federal drug laws. His application is denied.
On April 18, 1975, this Court sentenced petitioner to a six-year term of imprisonment on two counts to run concurrently, followed by a three-year special parole, for violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Petitioner at that time was facing state criminal charges. Accordingly, upon application of petitioner's counsel, this Court recommended that the Federal Bureau of Prisons designate a state institution for the service of sentence, which was to run concurrently with any state sentence that might be imposed on the pending charges. The Federal Bureau of Prisons accepted the recommendation and designated a state custodian for service of the sentence. A copy of petitioner's judgment of conviction, which the New York State Department of Correctional Services treats as a detainer, was filed with the State authorities of the correctional institution where petitioner was based.
While petitioner was serving his federal sentence in the state institution, the state authorities on two separate occasions, without the knowledge or consent of the federal authorities and despite the existence in the files of the state prison of the federal judgment of conviction, released him to street parole. In each instance, parole was subsequently revoked for violation of parole terms. It was not until May 1980, after petitioner was returned as a parole violator for the second time, that the Federal Bureau of Prisons learned that petitioner twice had erroneously been released to the street by the New York State authorities instead of being held to serve the remainder of his federal term.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons, upon petitioner's initial commitment, had computed that his federal sentence would expire on March 8, 1981, with a possible release date of August 11, 1979 after application of statutory good time. Shortly after learning of petitioner's erroneous release by the state authorities, the Federal Bureau of Prisons recomputed his federal sentence to reflect as inoperative time the two periods during which petitioner was released on parole: May 14, 1977 to March 27, 1978 and May 26, 1978 to November 22, 1979, a total of 864 days. The full term date of petitioner's sentence was changed from March 8, 1981 to July 21, 1983, with a possible release date of December 22, 1981 instead of August 11, 1979.
Petitioner contends that these recomputations should not have been made because he is entitled to credit on his federal sentence for the time he was released to the street on parole by the state authorities. He cites 18 U.S.C. § 3568 (1976) in support of this contention. Section 3568 provides in relevant part that
The Attorney General shall give any (person convicted of an offense) credit toward service of his sentence for any days spent in custody in connection with the offense or acts for which sentence was imposed.
Petitioner argues that the restrictions imposed on him while he was on parole, namely that he report "weekly, bi-weekly and monthly" to the New York State Parole Board, constitute "custody" under § 3568 for which he should be given credit on his federal sentence.
Although restrictions such as these do constitute "custody" for the purpose of habeas corpus,
they are not "custody" under § 3568. "Custody" under § 3568 means days actually spent in prison,
and does not include time spent on parole.
The legislative history of the 1966 amendment of this section bears out this conclusion. Prior to 1966, § 3568 provided for credit on a federal sentence only for "days spent in custody prior to the imposition of sentence by the sentencing court for want of bail ...."
The reference to "want of bail" makes clear that "custody" refers to imprisonment. When § 3568 was broadened as part of the Bail Reform Act of 1966 to require credit for "any days spent in custody,"
Congress gave no indication that a different meaning of "custody" was intended.
Petitioner also appears to argue that the Federal Government, having designated the State institution as the place of confinement, is barred by the action taken by the State, even if erroneous or inadvertent in short, that the Federal Government is foreclosed from recomputing his term based on his erroneous release. However, such waiver can be found only if the actions of the Federal authorities were so affirmatively wrong or their inaction was so grossly negligent that it would be unequivocally inconsistent with "fundamental principles of liberty and justice" to require petitioner to serve his sentence.
The Federal authorities' lack of knowledge concerning petitioner's erroneous release until May 1980 and their prompt action to recompute his sentence based on this error preclude finding such a waiver.
Accordingly, the petition is denied.
So ordered.
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February 13, 2009
GLORIA LYTLE , LYTLE TRANSPORTATION, ROGER MORRISON, AND MORRISON & SONS TRANSPORTATION, PLAINTIFFSv.CAPITAL AREA INTERMEDIATE UNIT, ET AL., DEFENDANTS
I. Introduction
Before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions pursuant to Rules 11(c) and 37(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Defendants (collectively "CAIU") have filed a brief in opposition to which Plaintiffs have replied. The matter is ripe for disposition.
II. Background
On July 18, 2008, this court ordered the parties to participate in discovery related to the issue of whether Plaintiffs were employees of CAIU or independent contractors. During discovery, Plaintiffs, through interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and depositions, attempted to determine whether CAIU carried general liability policies or umbrella liability policies that covered transportation contractors hired by CAIU. CAIU responded that they had no such policies. Plaintiffs, however, ultimately obtained documents purporting to be insurance policies of CAIU through CAIU's insurance brokers.
Plaintiffs' motion alleges that these documents prove that CAIU had excess and umbrella liability insurance coverage insuring the transportation contractors and that CAIU provided false answers and withheld information during the discovery period.*fn1 CAIU claims that Plaintiffs always couched requests in terms of whether the CAIU had excess umbrella liability insurance coverage for transportation contractors. (CAIU's Reply Br. at p. 11.) CAIU admits in its statement of undisputed facts in support of its motion for summary judgment that it had, since the 2000--01 fiscal year, an excess liability/umbrella policy that covered CAIU employee transportation drivers, but did not have "insurance covering independent transportation contractors." (CAIU's Stmt. of Undisputed Facts ¶¶ 71--72.)
III. Rule 11 and Rule 37 Standards
All parties agree that the legal standard for evaluating conduct under Rule 11 is "reasonableness under the circumstances." Ford Motor Co. v. Summit Motor Prods., Inc., 930 F.2d 277, 289 (3d Cir. 1991); Teamsters Local Union No. 430 v. Cement Express, Inc., 841 F.2d 66, 68 (3d Cir. 1988).
Rule 37(c) provides in relevant part:
Failure to Disclose or Supplement. If a party fails to provide information or identify a witness as required by Rule 26(a) or (e), the party is not allowed to use that information or witness to supply evidence on a motion, at a hearing, or at a trial, unless the failure was substantially justified or is harmless.
CAIU claims that the record reflects that it did not violate discovery rules. It claims that Plaintiffs directed inquiries to the production of insurance policies that covered transportation contractors. CAIU bases its reasons for not turning over insurance policies on the semantics of the inquiry. A liberal interpretation of the discovery rules, however, would suggest that CAIU should have produced all insurance policies. The question, then, is whether such a failure to produce amounts to sanctionable conduct.
Based on CAIU's interpretation of the nature of Plaintiffs' inquiry, the court finds CAIU's response reasonable. As an initial matter, the nature of the response cannot be termed wilful or in bad faith. Thus, the important inquiry is what prejudice was suffered by Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs assert that they were prejudiced by not having full discovery, in order to obtain any information regarding any payouts made for transportation contractors, or their drivers, under the umbrella policies. This information would have shown another factor indicating that the CAIU, as argued more fully in Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment, exerted control over the transportation contractors. (Pltfs.' Br. in Supp. of Mot. for Sanctions at p. 21.)
Yet, Plaintiffs do not refer to any specific insurance policy that shows CAIU had coverage over transportation contractors that would support their need for additional inquiry. Plaintiffs further claim that CAIU admitted for the first time in its reply brief, filed November 24, 2008, that it had an excess or umbrella insurance policy over transportation contractors. (Pltfs.' Mot. for Sanctions at p. 12, ¶ 26.) Nevertheless, they knew about this policy, since they referred to in their brief in opposition to CAIU's motion for summary judgment. Thus, Plaintiffs were not surprised by the reference to this policy in CAIU's reply brief. In any event, the fact that CAIU had excess or umbrella insurance policies is not determinative of the outcome of this case and does not warrant the relief requested.
As a final point, Plaintiffs also claim that they may have been prejudiced because CAIU may have withheld other discoverable evidence. This supposition, without more, does not warrant sanctions.
IV. Conclusion and Order
The court finds that Plaintiffs have not established that CAIU has committed conduct that warrants sanctions. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Plaintiffs' motion for sanctions is DENIED.
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Michael Gross, a founder and former senior partner at private equity firm Apollo Management, has joined $3bn (â¬2.4bn) multi-strategy hedge fund firm Magnetar Capital as a senior partner and co-chairman of its investment committee.
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Voodoo Economics
Be wary of false breakouts!
Well, another round of softish economic numbers and the futures... anyone? Anyone?
That's right class, the futures lifted nicely on the back of Beek's release. The desire to "look through" is palpable and, as the story goes, the war is pretty much over and companies can get back to business. One small problem though... there wasn't any business going on before the war!
I don't mean to sound cynical but Iraq didn't start the bear market and Iraq likely won't end it. I just get frustrated when I listen to economists on television preaching the virtues of the easy upside -- a tale they've shared for the last couple of years! It's alright to have an opinion and we'll all be wrong at times, but it's important differentiate between opinion and "facts" when addressing millions of people.
Anyway, let's turn our attention to today's tape and get this party started right. Yesterday's rally attempt stalled near the triple 200-day resistance levels (S&P, BKX, DJIA) and the bulls will surely try to gun 'em through again today.
These are also interesting levels for another reason: Both the NDX and S&P have put in a series of "lower highs" since November's Razor Burn top and the technicians are watching this closely. If the Minx can power through to the upside, the complexion of the market will shift. Until then, we remain in a defined downtrend and, despite the recent jig, Boo must be given the benefit of the doubt.
The structural metric continues to dominate the flows as equities are being traded as an asset class vs. bonds, the dollar, crude and gold. As this rotation continues, performance anxiety is exacerbating the price action and sucking fresh capital into the market. I'd liken it to a game of Minxy musical chairs and traders are dancing while they can.
I've been cautious in my approach and I'm aware of the opportunity cost associated with that methodology. I won't beat myself up, though, as that strategy has kept me in the game through the empty promises and false rallies that have littered the landscape these past few years. Rationalization, you say? Perspective, I say. And while I surely want to catch every move, I understand (and accept) that it's not gonna happen.
I power up with a lone leg in my metaphorical bear costume (25% conviction on the short side) and that's representative of my current posture. I've got a chunk of May puts on, and if I feel it, I can always set up some intraday gamma. I don't trust 'em (I respect 'em) and I prefer to play the minxy musical chairs with one cheek on the seat.
Good luck Minyans. Let's end this week on a good note.
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