Legal Opinion

Grand Jury Process, John Doe v.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 28, 2015No. 15-3603PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

An attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri petitions fór a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition directing the district court to set aside an order that disqualified counsel from representing three witnesses in a grand jury proceeding and to schedule a hearing to address whether counsel has an unwaivable conflict of interest that necessitates his disqualification. Before the “drastic and extraordinary” remedy of a writ may issue, the petitioner must show that he has no other adequate means to obtain relief, that his right to issuance of the writ is clear and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Cheney v. United States District Court for District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. United States v. MandujanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. Chaim LevyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  5. Butterworth v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Grand Juror Doe v. Wesley BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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