WILL v. UNITED STATES

No. 36.

389 U.S. 90 (1967)

WILL, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey M. Silets argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Richard A. Posner argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Spritzer, Assistant Attorney General Rogovin and Joseph M. Howard.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is the propriety of a writ of mandamus issued by the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to compel the petitioner, a United States District Judge, to vacate a portion of a pretrial order in a criminal case.

Simmie Horwitz, the defendant in a criminal tax evasion case pending before petitioner in the Northern District of Illinois, filed a motion for a bill of particulars...

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