Legal Opinion

United States v. McKenzie

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 9, 1984No. Nos. 83-3026 to 83-3029, 83-3613PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by private prosecutors originally appointed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 570 F.Supp. 578, from the judgment of the very court which appointed them. The judgment appealed from dismissed an application for an order requiring CBS to show cause why it should not be held in contempt and the judgment also dismissed the contempt proceeding initiated by the district court against CBS. The prosecutors allege appellate jurisdiction pursuant to the Criminal Appeals Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3731, which permits appeals “by the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. GoldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Carter v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  4. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. United States v. John McKenzie v. Cbs, Inc., Movant-Appellant. In Re Cbs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Crawford Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
  2. Seven Arts Pictures, Inc. v. JonesfilmCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. John E. McKenzie Dale Bonura, Stephen Farrar, Stephen Reboul, Ronald F. Brink, Thomas R. Woodall and Richard Leblanc v. Cbs, Inc., Movant-Appellant. In Re Cbs, Inc., United States of America v. John E. McKenzie Dale Bonura, Stephen Farrar, Stephen Reboul, Ronald F. Brink, Thomas R. Woodall and Richard Leblanc v. Cbs, Inc., Movant-Appellant. In Re Cbs, Inc., in Re Cbs, Inc., Contempt of Court. United States of America v. Cbs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. (1999), Maryland Attorney General Reports1999
  5. In re:AuerhahnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013

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