Legal Opinion
Andrea Smith Gregory Welsh Larry Hornstein v. James Cromer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1998No. 97-2192PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge RICHARD L. VOORHEES wrote the majority opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON joined. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
RICHARD L. VOORHEES, District Judge:
In this case, employees of the United States Department of Justice were subpoenaed to testify in a state criminal prosecution in direct contravention of DOJ regulations. Appellant Cromer, the defendant in the state case, subpoenaed appellees, Assistant United States Attorneys (“AUSA’s”) Smith and Welsh and Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Hornstein. His purpose was to compel…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- United States of America Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Scotland E. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Superior CourtDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2007
- Barnaby v. QuintosDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
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