Legal Opinion
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Fritz
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 27, 1994No. Civ. A. H-88-3202PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION on Denial of Release
HUGHES, District Judge.
1. Introduction.
On June 8, 1992, Navarro Crowson was remanded to the custody of the United States Attorney General in contempt for his refusal to comply with this court’s order to answer interrogatories and produce documents. Crowson has moved to be released from custody under the recalcitrant witness statute, which, he contends, sets a maximum time of imprisonment at eighteen months for all testimonial coercive detention. Because the eighteen-month limit applies to contempt arising out of pre-trial and trial proceedings rather than to…
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- United States v. Boyce Mitchell, United States of America v. Nolan Ray WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States ex rel. Thom v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Matter of NealDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- In the Matter of Harold F. Younger, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Princeton Economic International Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001