Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Lynch v. Werksman
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 19, 1970No. 70 CR 291PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
Respondent in this litigation is moving for the discharge of the Rule to Show Cause issued against him by the Honorable William J. Lynch, United States District Judge, Northern District of Illinois, on May 28, 1970, for alleged indirect criminal contempt of court. That Rule is predicated upon certain statements allegedly made by respondent to a person who was then his client. The rule “alleges a single specification of indirect criminal contempt based on purported conduct comprised of a misleading assertion by respondent (to his client) as to the future…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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