Legal Opinion
1 v. Grievance Committee for the Second & Eleventh Judicial Districts
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 3, 1987No. 86 CV 3106Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
In a Memorandum and Order dated December 12, 1986, 650 F.Supp. 551, this Court granted petitioners a writ of habeas corpus. Respondents now move pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(4) and (5)1 for an order vacating that decision on the ground that it was moot when rendered.
Facts
Petitioners are legal secretaries. They were subpoenaed to testify before respondent Grievance Committee, which was conducting a disciplinary proceeding involving an associate of the attorney who employed petitioners. When the secretaries refused to testify, invoking their…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Murphy v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- DeFunis v. OdegaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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