Legal Opinion

United States v. Milton M. Dowell, Appeal Of: Donald v. Morano

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 17, 2001No. 01-1298PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

One week after the district court denied attorney Donald V. Morano’s motion to withdraw from his continuing representation of his client, Morano did not appear in court for his client’s criminal trial. As a result of his absence, the district court found Morano in civil contempt and ordered him to reimburse the court for costs incurred from his failure to appear. Mora-no appeals and we affirm.

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BACKGROUND

On May 17, 2000, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Milton M. Dowell with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18…

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