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Still time for the 9th and 10th justice to weigh in on DeCoster appeal

By Dan Flynn on March 17, 2017

supremecourtofus_406x250Getting your case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court is a lot like winning an Academy Award for your latest movie.  You need to take advantage of any time you have and then go about…
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DeCosters gain another ally as government gets more time

By Dan Flynn on February 10, 2017

The Supreme Court has granted the government an extra 30 days to respond to request that the high court review a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld three-month sentences for …
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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.

Alito…
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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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8th Circuit denies rehearing; DeCosters must serve jail time

By Dan Flynn on October 4, 2016

It looks like Austin “Jack” DeCoster and son Peter DeCoster will both be wintering at the federal prison in Yankton, SD. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions from the DeCosters who were…
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Not a lot standing between egg man Jack DeCoster and jail

By Dan Flynn on September 20, 2016

The sole question remaining before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is whether the federal jail sentences imposed on Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster are lawful in light of the findings at sentences. [caption…
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Letter From the Editor: Egg safety is out of mind until next outbreak

By Dan Flynn on August 21, 2016

Think of it this way: There is a bathtub and it’s always filled with two inches of water. One day, however, there suddenly are four inches of water in the bathtub. That example was used…
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Government gets extra time to respond on DeCosters’ rehearing

By Dan Flynn on August 18, 2016

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wants the government to have sufficient time to respond before it decides whether to grant a rehearing on the jail sentences for 82-year-old Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his…
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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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