Legal Opinion

I. Charles Baker v. Thomas S. Eisenstadt, Sheriff of Suffolk County

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 23, 1972No. 71-1399PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, now in confinement under sentences for contempt of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus and the dismissal of his complaint by the district court.

I. The Facts

During the summer and fall of 1971, an investigation into the alleged misconduct of two judges of the Massachusetts Superior Court took place, part of which involved appellant’s being interviewed, first, by Commonwealth investigators, and, second, by the Chief Justice of the Superior Court. Subsequently, the Supreme Judicial Court (hereinafter…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. McDonald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. In the Matter of Frederick J. ChaseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  4. Rowe v. Superior Court, Judicial District of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. BoransMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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