US v. Gjeli — criminal — partial reversal — Jordan

The Third Circuit today vacated criminal forfeiture orders that imposed joint and several forfeiture liability on two co-defendants. Today’s ruling was based on the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year in Honeycutt v. United States, which the opinion said effectively overturned prior circuit precedent. While Honeycutt interpreted only one federal forfeiture statute, the court held that its reasoning applies equally to two others. The court affirmed on two other sentencing grounds.

Joining Jordan were Krause and Stearns D.Mass by designation. The case was decided without oral argument.