Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Ortega-Mendoza, No. 97-0248-LFO (D.D.C.) (981 F.Supp. 694) (November 25, 1997) (Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer) by United States v. Ortega-Mendoza, 981 F.Supp. 694 (D.D.C. 1997) (Judge Oberdorfer) Pimental v. United States, 981 F.Supp. 697 (D.Mass. 1997) (Judge Young) These two cases, related by a common issue, are listed as …

Miller v. Smith, No. 95-7521 (4th Cir.) (115 F.3d 1136) (May 23, 1997) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton) by The defendant in this case was denied his right to appeal his criminal conviction "because he could not afford to obtain, and the State of Maryland refused to provide, a trial transcript …

U.S. v. Hicks, No. 95-30342 (9th Cir.) (103 F.3d 837) (December 24, 1996) (Judge Thomas G. Nelson) by This case is noted because of the Court's ruling that a district court may not order the parties to exchange witness lists and summaries of anticipated witness testimony in advance of trial. …

In Re Four Search Warrants, No. 1:96-M-687 (N.D.Ga.) (945 F.Supp. 1563) (October 23, 1997) (Judge J. Owen Forrester) by This case deals with an emergency motion by the press to obtain information about the search of Richard Jewell. This case is for devotees of the bomb explosion at Atlanta's Centennial …

In Re City of Philadelphia Litigation, No. 94-1277 (3rd Cir.) (49 F.3d 945) (March 6, 1995) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- The use of "deadly force" to make arrests. "It is hardly debatable in a civilized constitutional democracy that in the final analysis, the goal …

In Re City of Philadelphia Litigation, No. 94-1277 (3rd Cir.) (49 F.3d 945) (March 6, 1995) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg) by This case contains three lengthy and diverse opinions discussing the liability of officials for the actions of the police in the infamous and controversial 1985 bombing of participants in …