Legal Opinion
Mendell Vaughn, Julius R. Smith v. The City of Flint
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1985No. 83-1368PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by a non-party from a summary adjudication of criminal contempt. The appellant filed a pro se brief in this court and the case was submitted without oral argument. The attorneys who represented the parties in the district court, and who made the motion that appellant be found in contempt, declined to file briefs or appear in this court.
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The appellant, Julius R. Smith, is a former councilman of the City of Flint, Michigan. He is not an attorney. During his tenure on the City Council the district court entered a consent decree in an action involving the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Nye v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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