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U.S. Supreme Court asked to review DeCoster v. U.S.

By Dan Flynn on January 17, 2017

A writ of certiorari has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting the high court review DeCoster v. United States. The government has until Feb. 15 to respond the writ.

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Egg men get extra time to file for review with Supreme Court

By Dan Flynn on December 15, 2016

Justice Samuel Alito has extended the filing deadline for a petition for a writ of certiorari in the appeal of jail sentences for one-time egg producers Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster.

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Supreme Court might want to hear DeCoster egg sentence case

By Dan Flynn on October 20, 2016

A timely petition for certiorari is going to keep Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 82, and his son, Peter DeCoster, 52, out of jail, at least for several more months while the U.S. Supreme Court decides if…
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DOJ is OK with Supreme Court review of DeCoster sentences

By Dan Flynn on October 9, 2016

Government attorneys who just days ago were on the verge of sending Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster to federal prison have now agreed the egg men should remain free long enough to…
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DeCoster attorney requests rehearing on sentences for egg men

By Dan Flynn on August 5, 2016

A federal appeals court decision that upheld jail sentences for two men whose eggs caused a huge Salmonella outbreak is in conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Park Doctrine, every prior decision applying the doctrine,…
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8th Circuit approves jail sentences for egg men

By Dan Flynn on July 7, 2016

When he sentenced a father and son to three months each, the federal judge in a criminal trial about an egg-related Salmonella outbreak said he was imposing the jail time unless someone could tell him…
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Judges grill both sides in DeCosters’ egg sentence appeal

By Dan Flynn on March 18, 2016

Two of three judges hearing appeals of the jail sentences handed down to Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster sounded uncomfortable yesterday with the concept of sending corporate officials to prison for a so-called strict…
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Written Arguments Submitted in DeCoster Appeal of Jail Time

By Dan Flynn on October 14, 2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis has received the final reply brief filed on behalf of Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, by their legal team led…
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Business Groups Support Appeal to Keep DeCosters Out of Prison

By Dan Flynn on August 26, 2015

Sending food industry executives to jail for company food safety violations, even if they did not know about them, might seem a useful way to bring about more compliance, but corporate America is rising up…
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DeCosters Cite 2010 Performance to Help Keep Them Out of Jail

By Dan Flynn on July 22, 2015

As part of a campaign to keep their clients from serving any prison time, appellate attorneys for Austin (“Jack”) and Peter DeCoster are depicting the roles the former egg producers played in the 2010 Salmonella…
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