Hvass v. Graven

GARDNER, Chief Judge.

This is an original proceeding, brought by petitioner Charles T. Hvass seeking writ of prohibition' and mandamus against respondents, the Honorable Henry N. Graven, as Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, and the Honorable Edwin R. Hicklin, as Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, by assignment.

Petitioner Hvass was on March 20, 1956, indicted in the Northern District of Iowa for perjury allegedly committed in a proceeding before Judge Graven. Thereafter, on March 21, 1956, Judge Graven entered…