Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. American National Cellular, and Michael G. Godfree
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1989No. 86-6664PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
The central question in this case is whether Young v. United States ex rel Vuitton et fils, S.A., 481 U.S. 787, 107 S.Ct. 2124, 95 L.Ed.2d 740 (1987), which forbids appointing private counsel for interested parties in an underlying civil action as the special prosecutors for criminal contempt, applies to the appointment of attorneys employed by an independent agency such as the FTC to prosecute criminal contempt actions arising out of an underlying suit brought by their agency.
Michael Godfree, the defendant in a civil enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Morrison v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bowsher v. SynarSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Young v. United States Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Humphrey's v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. A-Plus Roofing, Inc. Phyllis WessonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Ronald P. MarkwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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