Legal Opinion
In Re Inspect & Copy Grand Jury Materials
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided December 20, 1983No. 81-1-GJ (MIA)-EAGPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GORDON, Senior District Judge. *
I
THE ISSUE FOR DECISION
The motion before the Court raises a narrow issue': Whether a Special Investigating Committee appointed under the Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, 28 U.S.C. § 372(c), (“the Act”) 1 can gain access to the records and evidence before a grand jury, now discharged, that returned an indictment against an Article III Judge.
A. The Act
The Act outlines a procedure for the review and resolution of complaints alleging that a judge or magistrate “has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Douglas Oil Co. of Cal. v. Petrol Stops NorthwestSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Michael J. Corbitt, Pulitzer Community Newspapers, Inc., Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Conference of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- In Re Petition to Inspect and Copy Grand Jury Materials. Appeal of Honorable Alcee L. HastingsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Alcee L. Hastings, Honorable U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida v. Judicial Conference of the U.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- State v. DolinerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
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