U.S. v. Sigma International Inc.

Citation244 F.3d 841
Decision Date15 March 2001
Docket NumberNo. 97-2618,97-2618
Parties(11th Cir. 2001) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIGMA INTERNATIONAL, INC., d.b.a. Sigma U.S.A., Inc., Charles Sternisha, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Eleventh Circuit

NOTE: THE COURT HAS VACATED THIS OPINION. SEE OPINION OF APRIL 8, 2002.

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  • Byrne v. Nezhat, No. 99-12623
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eleventh Circuit
    • August 14, 2001
    ...for Manov's medical malpractice claim, included the dismissal of the remaining counts of the complaint. See United States v. Sigma Intern., Inc., 244 F.3d 841, 852 (11th Cir. 2001) (In determining whether the court abused its discretion we ask whether it "applie[d] the wrong legal standard ......
  • United States v. Fisher, 15–CR–19–A
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of New York
    • December 21, 2016
    ...the court." United States v. Leeper , No. 06–CR–58A, 2006 WL 1455485, at *2 (W.D.N.Y. May 22, 2016) (quoting United States v. Sigma Int'l, Inc. , 244 F.3d 841, 856 (11th Cir. 2001), rehearing en banc grantedandopinion vacated by 287 F.3d 1325 (citations omitted and emphasis in original)). T......
  • Sikes v. Teleline, Inc., No. 99-8007.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eleventh Circuit
    • February 13, 2002
    ...findings of fact that are clearly erroneous, In re Celotex Corp., 227 F.3d 1336, 1338 (11th Cir. 2000)." United States v. Sigma Int'l, Inc., 244 F.3d 841, 851-52 (11th Cir.2001). If "the district court properly exercised its discretion within the parameters of Rule 23, the court's determina......
  • United States v. Mix, CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 12-171
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Louisiana
    • October 10, 2013
    ...Williams, this alleged "failure" does not warrant the dismissal of any of the three indictments. Mix relies on United States v. Sigma International, 244 F.3d 841 (11th Cir. 2001), for the proposition that "in order for an indictment to be recognized as actually issuing from a grand jury, it......
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  • Motion practice
    • United States
    • James Publishing Practical Law Books Criminal Defense Tools and Techniques
    • March 30, 2017
    ...of such violations.” Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States , 487 U.S. 250, 256 (1988). See also United States v. Sigma Intern., Inc. , 244 F.3d 841, 856-58, 870-73 (11th Cir. 2001) (dismissing indictment for improper comments to the grand jury, including statements implying that defendants h......
  • Grand jury proceedings
    • United States
    • James Publishing Practical Law Books Federal Criminal Practice
    • April 30, 2022
    ...of a guideline does not also violate the Constitution, a statute, or a rule of criminal procedure. See United States v. Sigma Int’l Inc. , 244 F.3d 841, 857 n.41 (11th Cir. 2001) (citing United States v. Williams , 504 U.S. at 46-47), opinion vacated on other grounds , 287 F.3d 1325 (11th C......
  • Constitutional Criminal Procedure - Charles E. Cox, Jr.
    • United States
    • Mercer University School of Law Mercer Law Reviews No. 53-4, June 2002
    • Invalid date
    ...wife would bearrested if he did not confess)). 71. . Id. at 1297 (citing Martin v. Kemp, 760 F.2d 1244 (11th Cir. 1985)). 72. . Id. 73. . 244 F.3d 841 (11th Cir. 2001). Editor's Note: As of the date of this Article'spublication, this opinion has been vacated and an en banc rehearing has bee......

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