Legal Opinion

United States v. Bolden

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 24, 2003No. 02-6249PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.

On July 10, 2002, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma disqualified the entire office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma (“USA”) from representing the government on Defendant Gary Lionel Bolden’s motion to compel. The USA’s office immediately appealed the disqualification. Pursuant to the collateral order doctrine under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we take jurisdiction and REVERSE. ' ■

I. Background

On May 5, 1999, a grand jury indicted Mr. Bolden on seven drug-related counts. On July 19, 1999, he entered into a…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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3Cited by47 opinions

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