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U.S. v. Smith, No. 97-5176 (3rd Cir.) (123 F.3d 140) (August 19, 1997) (Judge Edward R. Becker)

Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disclosure - Improper or Wrongful

U.S. v. Smith, No. 97-5176 (3rd Cir.) (123 F.3d 140) (August 19, 1997) (Judge Edward R. Becker) by

Johnson v. Sawyer, No. 96-20667 (5th Cir.) (120 F.3d 1307) (August 21, 1997) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale)

Article • September 1, 1997 • from P&J September, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disclosure - Improper or Wrongful

Johnson v. Sawyer, No. 96-20667 (5th Cir.) (120 F.3d 1307) (August 21, 1997) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by This case explored the availablity of damages, under 26 U.S.C. §7217(a), for the wrongful disclosure of tax return information - even if the information was previously disclosed in a prior criminal proceeding.

U.S. v. Bryant, No. 95-3148 (D.C. Cir.) (117 F.3d 1464) (July 8, 1997) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson)

Article • August 1, 1997 • from P&J August, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Supervisory Powers

U.S. v. Bryant, No. 95-3148 (D.C. Cir.) (117 F.3d 1464) (July 8, 1997) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson) by This is one of those bizarre cases that raises some troubling questions about the political realities of the courts' oft-invoked and much-vaunted supervisory powers. Here, two of the three judges acknowledged that …

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena, No. 96-3345 (8th Cir.) (97 F.3d 1090) (October 9, 1996) (Judge James B. Loken)

Article • November 1, 1996 • from P&J November, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Grand Jury

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena, No. 96-3345 (8th Cir.) (97 F.3d 1090) (October 9, 1996) (Judge James B. Loken) by This case is noted because it reviews two important issues relating to Grand Jury proceedings. First, in response to a claim that it is "unfair . . . unethical . …

U.S. v. Breslin, No. 95-0082 (E.D.Pa.) (916 F.Supp. 438) (January 29, 1996) (Judge Norma L. Shapiro)

Article • April 1, 1996 • from P&J April, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Grand Jury

U.S. v. Breslin, No. 95-0082 (E.D.Pa.) (916 F.Supp. 438) (January 29, 1996) (Judge Norma L. Shapiro) by This is a rare but extraordinary decision in which Judge Shapiro dismisses an indictment because she found that prosecutor Michael P. Doss of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia engaged in persistent acts …

In Re Ellenbogen, No. 94-3175 (D.C. Cir.) (72 F.3d 153) (December 22, 1995) (Judge David B. Sentelle)

Article • February 1, 1996 • from P&J February, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Contempt

In Re Ellenbogen, No. 94-3175 (D.C. Cir.) (72 F.3d 153) (December 22, 1995) (Judge David B. Sentelle) by This case involves an appeal by a court-appointed criminal defense attorney who was convicted of criminal contempt of court for willfully disobeying or resisting a lawful order of a court. In the …

Doe v. Maywood Housing Authority, No. 95-1288 (7th Cir.) (71 F.3d 1294) (December 7, 1995) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)

Article • January 1, 1996 • from P&J January, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Contempt

Doe v. Maywood Housing Authority, No. 95-1288 (7th Cir.) (71 F.3d 1294) (December 7, 1995) (Judge Daniel A. Manion) by The Court noted that "The essential elements of a finding of criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. sec. 401(3) are a lawful and reasonably specific order of the court and a …

Finn v. Schiller, No. 94-2373 (4th Cir.) (72 F.3d 1182) (January 3, 1996) (Judge Robert F. Chapman)

Article • January 1, 1995 • from P&J February, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disclosure - Improper or Wrongful

Finn v. Schiller, No. 94-2373 (4th Cir.) (72 F.3d 1182) (January 3, 1996) (Judge Robert F. Chapman) by Case held that violations of Rule 6(e)(2) provide for both civil and criminal contempt, but do not crate a private cause of action.

Finn v. Schiller, No. 94-2373 (4th Cir.) (72 F.3d 1182) (January 3, 1996) (Judge Robert F. Chapman)

Article • January 1, 1995

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disclosure - Improper or Wrongful

Finn v. Schiller, No. 94-2373 (4th Cir.) (72 F.3d 1182) (January 3, 1996) (Judge Robert F. Chapman) by Case held that violations of Rule 6(e)(2) provide for both civil and criminal contempt, but do not crate a private cause of action.

Finn v. Schiller, No. 94-2373 (4th Cir.) (72 F.3d 1182) (January 3, 1996) (Judge Robert F. Chapman)

Article • January 1, 1995

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disclosure - Improper or Wrongful

Finn v. Schiller, No. 94-2373 (4th Cir.) (72 F.3d 1182) (January 3, 1996) (Judge Robert F. Chapman) by This case involves the right of citizens to control prosecutorial misconduct arising out of abuses of the General Rule of Secrecy contained in Rule 6(e)(2) of the Fed.R.Crim.P. The plaintiff in this …