Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Grand Jury Witness, Anthony Russo, Jr. Anthony Russo, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1971No. 71-2046PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court holding Russo, a witness before the grand jury, in civil contempt for failure to answer questions, 28 U.S. C. § 1826, after being granted immunity under 18 U.S.C. § 2514.
Russo raises procedural questions allegedly invalidating the judgment, and also contends that subsequent to the refusal to answer, the grand jury has in-dieted one Ellsberg, who was the subject of most of the questions, and that the proceeding is now moot. We affirm.
We note preliminarily that notice of appeal was filed on July 2, 1971. 28 U.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ullmann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In the Matter of Joques EganCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- In Re Philip BartCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Gelbard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherrie Bursey and Brenda Joyce Presley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings of Robert W. Beverly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Mark Lawrence AlterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. John Anthony OliverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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