Legal Opinion
Donald Wheeldin and Admiral Dawson v. William Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1962No. 17247_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were on August 7, 1958, subpoenaed to appear before the Unamerican Activities Committee of the United States House of Representatives, which was then proposing to conduct a hearing in Los Angeles. They resisted their duty to comply with the subpoenas, and Appellant Wheeldin’s conviction of contempt for failure to respond was upheld by this court in Wheeldin v. United States, 9 Cir., 1960, 283 F.2d 535, following Barenblatt v. United States, 1959, 360 U.S. 109, 79 S.Ct. 1081, 3 L.Ed.2d 1115.
Appellants have now brought this action for money damages against…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Barenblatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wheeldin v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Inman v. HirstDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1962
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Wheeldin v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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