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an Acting United States Attorney Robert K. Senior First Assistant U.S. Attorney Rolando Garcia Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, West Palm Beach Karen Atkinson, Chief Chief, Criminal Section I, Northern Division, WPB From A. Marie Villafan AUSA, Ft Laude INTRODUCTION. This memorandum seeks approval to s

uct was completed before 2006. 1. Congress Dld Not Intend To Apply Masha's Law Retroactively. It is axiomatic that "retroactivity is not favored," Bowen'. Georgetown Univ. Hosp., 488 U.S. 204, 208 (1988), and the "traditional presumption teaches that [an amended statute) does not govern absent clear

A. Marie Villafafia Assistant United States Attorney cc: Jeffrey H. Sloman, U.S. Attorney Robert K. Senior, Acting First Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Atkinson, Chief, Northern Division EFTA00194763 Roy BLACK HOWARD M. SREBNICK Scow A. KORNSPAN LARRY A. STumett MARIA NEYRA JACKIE PERCZEK MARK A.J. S

s, which is consistent with applicable law discussed more fully below herein. It is an axiom of law that "retroactivity is not favored in the law." Bowen, 488 U.S., at 208, 109 S.Ct., at 471 (1988). As eloquently stated in Landgraf I. USI Film Products 114 S.Ct. 1483, 1497, 511 U.S. 244, 265-66 (1994

to my production of the Agreement to you and I will send a copy to you. Sincerely, kiffir-3/ Cleurtian Acting United States Attorney By: cc: Karen Atkinson, Esq. Assistant U.S. Attorney EFTA00233469 I I) Ft) I l:s1ICI. '•Al T1 LEOPOLD-KUVIN. CONSUMER JUSTICE ATTORNEYS January 4, 2010 Assistant

s, which is consistent with applicable law discussed more fully below herein. It is an axiom of law that "retroactivity is not favored in the law." Bowen, 488 U.S., at 208, 109 S.Ct., at 471 (1988). As eloquently stated in Landgraf I. USI Film Products 114 S.Ct. 1483, 1497, 511 U.S. 244, 265-66 (1994

ible with the notion that those rules might themselves change over time in light of developments in the law governing foreign sovereign immunity. The Atkinson court also did not consider the opinion of the State Depart- ment, whose views in this area ordinarily receive "special attention," Bolivarian Republ

that can be given scope and content only by reference to the rules governing foreign sovereign immunity. Pp. 9-11. (c) The D. C. Circuit relied upon Atkinson's conclusion that the ref- erence canon's probative force was outweighed by an IOIA provision authorizing the President to alter the immunity of an i

the statute books, and federal and state courts commonly read them to mandate ongoing equal treatment of two groups or objects. See, e.g., Adamson v. Bowen, 855 F. 2d 668, 671-672 (CA10 1988) (statute mak- ing United States liable for fees and expenses "to the same extent that any other party would be li

n that those rules might themselves change over time in light of developments in the law gov- erning foreign sovereign immunity. The D. C. Circuit in Atkinson also gave no consideration to the opinion of the State Department, whose views in this area ordinarily receive "special attention." Bolivarian Republ