Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Special February 1977 Grand Jury. Appeal of United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 1978No. 78-1520PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in denying the Government’s motion to disqualify Robert L. Tucker from representing multiple witnesses in a federal grand jury proceeding. For the reasons noted below we affirm.
I
At the outset we are confronted with the question of whether this Court has jurisdiction to review an order of the district court denying a motion to disqualify an attorney in the course of a federal grand jury proceeding. We begin by noting that such an order is appealable only if it falls within the “collateral order”…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dr. Ing. Max Schloetter v. Railoc of Indiana, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Fred Weber, Inc. v. Shell Oil Company, Shell Pipe Line Corporation, Amoco Oil Company and Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Matter of Seymour A. Gopman. United States of America v. Seymour A. GopmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re Special September 1978 Grand Jury (Ii). Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- In the Matter of Carl Walsh, a Witness Before the Special September 1978 Grand Jury. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Terry Wayne Denson, Stephen Orlando and Joseph James Janish, Defendants- in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of John DoeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- In the Matter of Kelli Schmidt, a Witness Before the Special April 1984 Grand JuryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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