Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Proceedings
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 28, 2014No. 13 Misc. 153Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
JOHN F. KEENAN, District Judge.
Movant Gerald Koch is presently confined at the Metropolitan Correctional Center because this Court found him to be in civil contempt. Koch has chosen to *512remain in contempt — indeed, he promises continued and endless contempt — but petitions the Court to be released so that he might be spared the remaining consequences of his choice. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.
I. Background
On September 10, 2009, Koch was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury.1 Invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, Koch refused…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- In Re: Grand Jury Proceedings United States of America v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Samuel StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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