Legal Opinion
In Re Charles R. B. Kirk. United States of America v. Charles R. B. Kirk
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1981No. 79-1733, 79-1820PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Charles Kirk, a Deputy Attorney General of California, appeals from two convictions for criminal contempt under 28 U.S.C. § 636(d) (now at 28 U.S.C. § 636(e) and 18 U.S.C. § 401, respectively). We reverse both convictions.
I. The Facts.
Because we reverse for lack of evidence, we state the facts in detail.
In 1976 one Elmer “Gerónimo” Pratt filed a civil rights action in the district court against the California Department of Corrections. Pratt v. Rees, et al., D.C. No. C-76-1069 (N.D.Cal.). Pratt, an inmate of San Quentin, charged that he had been placed in special…
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