Legal Opinion
Thomas J. Ward v. Herbert M. Rutherford, Iii, United States Marshal for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 7, 1990No. 89-5413PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Thomas J. Ward is a United States citizen whose extradition is sought by the United Kingdom. In this action for a writ of prohibition, Ward contends that Article III and the Fifth Amendment command that his extradition proceedings be conducted by an Article III judge, not by a magistrate. The district court upheld the constitutionality of the statute (18 U.S.C. § 3184) and the local rule (D.D.C. Rule 501(a)(5)) that expressly authorize magistrates to preside over international…
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