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United States Eleventh Circuit


FEC v. Reform Party of the USA, 05-17083

In suit to recover public funds determined to be owed by defendant under 26 U.S.C. section 9007, summary judgment for plaintiff and entry of injunction limiting the manner in which defendant may spend its money pending satisfaction of its repayment obligation are affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erroneously found it did not have jurisdiction to hear defendants defenses and claims against plaintiff; 2) defendant was denied discovery; and 3) the injunction violates defendant's first amendment right to free speech.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 03/01/2007
  • Published 03/01/2007

Judges

  • PER CURIAM:, Before ANDERSON and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and ALTONAGA, District Judge.

Court

  • United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Lawrence H. Norton, Colleen T. Sealander and Richard B. Bader, Fed. Elec. Com'n, Washington, DC, for Fed. Elec. Com'n.

  • For Appellees:
  • D. Andrew Byrne, Cooper, Byrne, Blue & Schwartz, PLLC, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
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