Legal Opinion
Atherton v. District of Columbia Office of the Mayor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 2, 2009No. 07-5195PublishedCited by 989 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:
On April 9, 2001, appellant Peter James Atherton was sworn in as a District of Columbia Superior Court grand juror. The grand jury was scheduled to deliberate for 25 days. However, on April 11, Atherton was permanently removed from grand jury service after an Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”) who was presenting evidence to the grand jurors reported to the supervising AUSA, Daniel Zachem, that the jurors were complaining about Atherton. After meeting with members of the grand jury, Zachem…
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