Legal Opinion

United States v. Thomas

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided December 8, 1970No. Crim. 2018-69PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRYANT, District Judge.

Defendant moves this Court for an order directing the United States attorney to cease summoning witnesses to his office and paying them twenty dollars for interviews there. The United States attorney denies neither the existence of the practices nor the fact that they are being used in this case. The following is the “summons” sent by the United States attorney to prospective witnesses:

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

United States Court House 3rd & Constitution Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20001

SUMMONS

TO -

You are hereby notified…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Go-Bart Importing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Newman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  3. Milton M. Levin v. Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  4. United States v. MarescaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1920

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re James Francis Melvin, Petition for a Writ of Mandamus, Or, Alternatively, for a Writ of Habeas CorpusCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
  2. United States v. Kleen Laundry & Cleaners, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
  3. In Re Antonio LopreatoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  4. Perez v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. State v. Hilltop Private Nursing Home, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981

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