Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Appearance of Alvin S. Michaelson, Esquire
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1975No. 74--3409PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Circuit Judge:
I. Prior Proceedings
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dated December 5, 1974, adjudging appellant, an attorney, in civil contempt and ordering him confined due to his refusal to answer questions before a grand jury after immunity had been granted to him and to his client under § 201(a) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 6002 et seq. Appellant is presently at liberty on bail.
The contempt order was entered pursuant to § 301(a) of the aforementioned Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1826.
In that 28 U.S.C. § 1826 requires that an appeal taken…
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