Legal Opinion

In re Hoffman

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 4, 1946No. 161PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLTZOFF, Associate Justice.

This is a motion to dismiss a rule to show cause why the respondent should not be punished for contempt of court in that he disobeyed an injunction restraining him from violating certain regulations issued by the Office of Price Administration.

The ground of the motion is that the respondent claims to be entitled to immunity from prosecution because he produced certain documents in response to a subpoena duces tecum issued by the Office of Price Administration and the information which gave rise to the contempt proceeding was obtained from such documents. In effect,…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. ShapiroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  2. United States v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. People v. EzonNew York Court of Special Session · 1946
  4. Porter v. WrightDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1946
  5. Phelps v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API