United States Sixth Circuit

Where evidence pointed to a conspiracy continuing past the statute of limitations cut-off date, acquitted defendant cannot show that government prosecution was consciously pursued only out of ill will toward him justifying Hyde Amendment award of attorneys' fees.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/28/2000
• Decided 05/17/2001
• Published 05/17/2001

Judges

• Before RALPH B. GUY, Jr., BOGGS, and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Powers, III (briefed), Nancy C. Garrison (argued and briefed), Katherine A. Schlech, U.S. Department of Justice Antritrust Division, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Allen W. Holbrook (briefed), Sullivan, Mountjoy, Stainback & Miller, Owensboro, KY, Leslie W. Jacobs (argued and briefed), Thomas F. Zych (briefed), Geoffrey S. Mearns (briefed), Kenneth G. Cole (briefed), Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.