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een but not heard. The Crime Victims' Rights Act sought to change this by making victims independent participants in the criminal justice process." Kenna v. U.S. Dist. Court for C.D. Cal., 435 F.3d 1011, 1013 (9th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, because the CVRA is remedial legislation, courts should interp

Feinstein)). Congress intended the CVRA to dramatically rework the federal criminal justice system. In the course of construing the CVRA generously, the Ninth Circuit observed: "The criminal justice system has long functioned on the assumption that crime victims should behave like good Victorian children -- seen b

ernment's files"); cf. In re Sikr, 571 F.3d 604, 609 (6th Cir. 2009) (holding that "the CVRA does not provide an independent right to obtain PSRs"); Kenna United States, 453 F.3d 1136, 1137 (9th Cir. 2006) (affirming the district court's rejection of victim's argument that the CVRA conferred a general

F. App'x 337, 346 (6th Cir. 2002) ("Here, the district court exceeded its equitable power when it ordered [defendant] to apologize.")). In Woodruff, the Ninth Circuit affirmed its prior holding that courts "are not commissioned to run around getting apologies" and reasoned that the law is not usually concerned wi

nment's files"); cf. In re Slier, 571 F.3d 604, 609 (6th Cir. 2009) (holding that "the CVRA does not provide an independent right to obtain PSRs"); Kenna v. United States, 453 F.3d 1136, 1137 (9th Cir. 2006) (affirming district court's rejection of victim's argument that the CVRA conferred a general

, the Sixth Circuit held that the district court exceeded its equitable powers when it ordered a party to apologize. In so holding, the court cited the Ninth Circuit, which has recognized that courts "are not commissioned to run around getting apologies," and reasoned that the law is not usually concerned with p

rnment's files"); cf. In re Siler, 571 F.3d 604, 609 (6th Cir. 2009) (holding that "the CVRA does not provide an independent right to obtain PSRs"); Kenna v. United States, 453 F.3d 1136, 1137 (9th Cir. 2006) (affirming the district court's rejection of victim's argument that the CVRA conferred a gene

F. App'x 337, 346 (6th Cir. 2002) ("Here, the district court exceeded its equitable power when it ordered [defendant] to apologize.")). In Woodruff, the Ninth Circuit affirmed its prior holding that courts "are not commissioned to run around getting apologies" and reasoned that the law is not usually concerned wi

rnment's files"); cf. In re Siler, 571 F.3d 604, 609 (6th Cir. 2009) (holding that "the CVRA does not provide an independent right to obtain PSRs"); Kenna v. United States, 453 F.3d 1136, 1137 (9th Cir. 2006) (affirming the district court's rejection of victim's argument that the CVRA conferred a gene

F. App'x 337, 346 (6th Cir. 2002) ("Here, the district court exceeded its equitable power when it ordered [defendant] to apologize.")). In Woodruff, the Ninth Circuit affirmed its prior holding that courts "are not commissioned to run around getting apologies" and reasoned that the law is not usually concerned wi

ernment's files"); cl In re Siler, 571 F.3d 604, 609 (6th Cir. 2009) (holding that "the CVRA does not provide an independent right to obtain PSRs"); Kenna v. United States, 453 F.3d 1136, 1137 (9th Cir. 2006) (affirming the district court's rejection of victim's argument that the CVRA conferred a gene

F. App'x 337, 346 (6th Cir. 2002) ("Here, the district court exceeded its equitable power when it ordered [defendant] to apologize.")). In Woodruff, the Ninth Circuit affirmed its prior holding that courts "are not commissioned to run around getting apologies" and reasoned that the law is not usually concerned wi

rnment's files"); cf. In re Siler, 571 F.3d 604, 609 (6th Cir. 2009) (holding that "the CVRA does not provide an independent right to obtain PSRs"); Kenna v. United States, 453 F.3d 1136, 1137 (9th Cir. 2006) (affirming the district court's rejection of victim's argument that the CVRA conferred a gene

F. App'x 337, 346 (6th Cir. 2002) ("Here, the district court exceeded its equitable power when it ordered [defendant] to apologize.")). In Woodruff, the Ninth Circuit affirmed its prior holding that courts "are not commissioned to run around getting apologies" and reasoned that the law is not usually concerned wi

language in [the CVRA] was agreed to."). °! 150 Cong. Rec. H8208-09 (daily ed. Oct. 6, 2004). °2 150 Cong. Rec. $10910 (daily ed. Oct. 9, 2004). % Kenna v. U.S. Dist. Court for the Cent. Dist. of Cal., 435 F.3d 1011, 1015-16 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal quotations and citations omitted); accord United St

ght of the conference report on Rule 16, compelling disclosure of witness names before trial appears inconsistent with the federal rules. And even if the Ninth Circuit's approach was valid at the time Armstrong was decided, such an approach is no longer valid in light of the CVRA. Rule 57(b) only provides a basis for

to situations where victims seek "relevant" contents of the presentence report to make a victim impact statement at sentencing. Second, the victim in Kenna sought the entire presentence report. The Ninth Circuit pointedly observed: "We note that Kenna refused the district court's offer to consider disclo