59 F3d 1095 United States v. Phillips Eb Usx

59 F.3d 1095

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Thermon PHILLIPS, E.B. Rich, USX Corporation a/k/a United
States Steel Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 90-7721.

United States Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit.

July 12, 1995.

Albert C. Bowen, Jr., Beddow, Erben & Bowen, Tommy Nail, Birmingham, AL, for Phillips.

J. Mark White, White, Dunn & Booker, Birmingham, AL, for Rich.

William N. Clark, L. Drew Redden, Redden, Mills & Clark, Birmingham, AL, W. Thomas McGough, Jr., Leonard L. Scheinholtz, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, PA, William Bittman, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Washington, DC, J. Michael Jarboe, Pittsburgh, PA, for USX.

Frank W. Donaldson, U.S. Atty., Michael V. Rasmussen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Birmingham, AL, for appellee.

Dixie L. Atwater, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Chamber of Commerce.

Appeals from the United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama (No. CR89-HM-253-S); E.B. Haltom, Jr., Judge.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, COX, Circuit Judge, and FAY, Senior Circuit Judge.

ORDER AMENDING OPINION

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The opinion published at 19 F.3d 1565 (11th Cir.1994) is amended as follows to correct a clerical error:

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1. The number "1108" is deleted and is replaced with "1028" in the following sentences:

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(a) the final sentence of the third paragraph on page 1583 (located on the right side of the page below the block quote portion of the paragraph);

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(b) the second and third sentences of the fourth paragraph on page 1583 (located on the bottom right side of the page);

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(c) the first and third sentences of the first paragraph on page 1584 (located on the left side of the page).

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2. The second sentence of the first paragraph on page 1584 (located on the left side of the page) is amended to read:

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Under this interpretation, sections 1131 and 1028 serve distinct purposes; the term "willfully" as used in section 1131 ensures that the act was done voluntarily and not by accident or mistake; and section 1028 provides the proper scope of defenses in accordance with the codified "prudent man" standard as determined by Congress.