United States Tenth Circuit

Individuals claiming to be victims under the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004 (CVRA) may not appeal from the alleged denial of their rights under that statute except through a petition for a writ of mandamus as set forth by 18 U.S.C. section 3771(d)(3).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2008
• Published 12/03/2008

Judges

• TACHA, Circuit Judge., Before TACHA and HARTZ, Circuit Judges, and DeGIUSTI, District Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul G. Cassell, University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT (Brigida Benitez and P. Davis Oliver, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP, Washington, DC;  Gregory C. Skordas and Rebecca C. Hyde, Skordas, Caston & Hyde, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT, with him on the briefs), appearing for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Rotker, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC (Brett L. Tolman, United States Attorney, Salt Lake City, UT and Diana Hagen, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, with him on the brief), appearing for Appellee United States of America., Scott Keith Wilson, Assistant Federal Defender (Steven B. Killpack, Utah Federal Defender, and Parker Douglas, Assistant Federal Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, with him on the brief), appearing for Appellee Mackenzie Glade Hunter.