Epstein Secrets

canon of statutory construction that "discourages courts from adopting a reading of a statute that renders any part of the statute mere surplusage." Bailey v. United States , 516 U.S. 137, 146 (1995)(noting that each word in a statute is intended to have "particular, nonsuperfluous meaning"). Responde

On July 7, 2008, plaintiff Jane Doe filed her "Emergency Victim's Petition for Enforcement of Crime Victim's Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 3771." (D.E. I). On the same day, this Court issued an Order directing the United States Attorney to file a response to the petition by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, Jul

s.... This legislation will help for all of those reasons."). The presumption is that Congress intends to change the law when it enacts amendments. Bailey v. United States, 52 Fed. Cl. 105, 110 (2002), citin Wallace v. Jaffree 472 U.S. 38, 59 n.48 (1985). Here, not only did Congress change the law by c

ined that, after the NPA was signed in September 2007, four victims were contacted and the provision for a federal restitution remedy was discussed. D.E. 14,1 8. When Epstein's attorneys learned of this, they complained that the Government was incentivizing the victims to overstate their involvement

s.... This legislation will help for all of those reasons."). The presumption is that Congress intends to change the law when it enacts amendments. Bailey v. United States, 52 Fed. Cl. 105, 110 (2002), citin Wallace v. Jaffree 472 U.S. 38, 59 n.48 (1985). Here, not only did Congress change the law by c

ined that, after the NPA was signed in September 2007, four victims were contacted and the provision for a federal restitution remedy was discussed. D.E. 14,1 8. When Epstein's attorneys learned of this, they complained that the Government was incentivizing the victims to overstate their involvement