Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. In the Matter of Andrew C. Pavlick. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1982No. 80-3742PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This case is about the attorney-client privilege. It concerns whether, on the facts presented, a lawyer can refuse to disclose the identity of one who paid fees and furnished bond money for third persons. The court below sustained his refusal to do so, and a panel of our court affirmed. 663 F.2d 1057. Sitting en banc, we vacate the panel opinion finally and reverse.
Willis, Love, and Pieser, apprehended on a shrimper with eighteen tons of marihuana, were tried and convicted in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appellee Andrew C. Pavlick, a Miami practitioner, represented…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. Maurice H. Friedman, United States of America v. Manuel JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Hodge & ZweigCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. In the Matter of Andrew C. Pavlick. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
3Cited by79 opinions
- United States v. Jo Ann Harrelson, Charles Voyed Harrelson and Elizabeth Nichols ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Raymond M. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Levy v. Senate of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony Davis BALLARD, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
74 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.