Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Milton Parrish. United States of America v. Milton Parrish
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 21, 1986No. 574, Docket 85-1321PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the United States from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Whitman Knapp, Judge) discharging Milton Parrish, a recalcitrant grand jury witness, from confinement for civil contempt. Judge Knapp concluded that, after incarceration for seven months, there was no “ ‘realistic possibility that continued confinement might cause [Parrish] to testify.’ ” In re Parish 613 F.Supp. 356 (S.D.N.Y.1985) (quoting Simkin v. United States, 715 F.2d 34, 37 (2d Cir.1983)). On appeal the Government makes a general challenge to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Morris Simkin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Tscherim Soobzokov v. Cbs, Inc., Quadrangle/new York Times Book Co., Inc., and Howard Blum, Anthony J. DevitoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Ramon Saul Sanchez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- In the Matter of John Dickinson, a Potential Witness Before the Grand Jury. John Dickinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Matter of ParishDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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- In re Proceedings Before the Federal Grand Jury February 1987 TermDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1988
- Montgomery v. Aetna Plywood, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997
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