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MORGENTHAU v. BARRETT

No. 7340.

108 F.2d 481 (1939)

MORGENTHAU, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. BARRETT.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided November 6, 1939.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Pine, U. S. Atty., and H. L. Underwood, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

E. Barrett Prettyman, F. G. Awalt, and Frank J. Wideman, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and VINSON, Associate Justices.

GRONER, C. J.

In May, 1938, petitioner-appellee filed in the District Court his petition for a writ of mandamus1 directed to the Secretary of the Treasury and the members of the Department's Committee on Enrollment and Disbarment, commanding them to admit him as an attorney. In the alternative, he prayed that the court declare his rights, as a retired officer of the army, in relation to the controversy. Upon entry of a rule to show cause...

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