Legal Opinion
United States v. John Doe
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 27, 1984No. 83-1793PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This case raises the question whether the automatic set-aside of a conviction under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005-5026, requires the district court to seal court records that disclose the conviction. The district court set aside appellant’s conviction, but denied his motion to seal the court record of that conviction. Relying upon our prior rationale in Doe v. Webster, 606 F.2d 1226 (D.C. Cir.1979), which held that the set-aside provision precludes general public access to FBI “conviction…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. HubbardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Don Morrow v. District of Columbia, in the Matter of Harry T. Alexander, Judge, District of Columbia Court of General SessionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- John Doe v. William H. Webster, Director, FbiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Washington Legal Foundation v. United States Sentencing CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Anthony Maurice McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- United States v. William H. Seals, A/K/A Puddin, A/K/A William Brooks, United States of America v. Gary W. SweattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- United States v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Lindsay v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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