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PARKER v. ILLINOIS

No. 270.

333 U.S. 571 (1948)

PARKER v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 5, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Petitioner argued the cause and filed a brief pro se.

William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was George F. Barrett, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, who was engaged in litigation in the Illinois courts with one Shamberg, was ordered on a motion for discovery to produce certain documents. He produced them by filing them with the clerk of the Illinois courts. Shamberg thereupon moved that petitioner be punished for contempt because the documents reflected on the integrity of the court. After a hearing petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt....

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