Laughlin v. Wheat

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to the Chief Justice and Justices of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, directing them to vacate that part of an order suspending petitioner from practice as an attorney of the court. The petition shows that at the instance of the Grievance Committee of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia an order issued, November 29, 1937, out of the District Court directing petitioner to show cause within 20 days why he should not be suspended from practice while awaiting final outcome of criminal proceedings pending on an…