Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard Wendy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 14, 1978No. 571, Docket 77-1421PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is by an attorney from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas P. Griesa, Judge, finding him in contempt of court on December 13, 14 and 15, 1976, for refusing to proceed to trial as ordered in United States v. Harris, 76 Cr. 602. The order, assessing a fine of $500 for each day, or a total of $1,500, was made after Judge Gerard L. Goettel, who cited Wendy for contempt when he refused to proceed with a scheduled trial, had referred the matter to the Reassignment Committee which in turn reassigned the matter to…
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3Cited by46 opinions
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