Legal Opinion
In Re Betts
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided February 8, 1990No. Misc. S-89-43PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:
We have at last reached the final chapter of this gothic tale, having found Respondent John Betts guilty of criminal contempt of this Court and sentenced him for that infraction.
This opinion, which shall serve as epilogue to this story, will reaffirm our earlier rulings in this case, as well as summarize the events leading to the denouement of this drama.
Betts, the main player of this saga, is himself an attorney. He was prosecuting, pro se, his own § 1983 action before Judge Baker of this district, when for some reason he decided to enlist the legal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Frank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. John Larry RayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Carbon Fuel Company, a Corporation v. United Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- In the Matter of Contempt Proceedings Against Robert F. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- John A. Betts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In the Matter of John A. BettsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Guillermo Castillo v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Castillo v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991