WITHERSPOON v. WALSH

No. 72-1115.

463 F.2d 951 (1972)

William O. WITHERSPOON, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Leonard P. WALSH, Judge, UNITED STATES District Court for the District of Columbia, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mrs. Marilyn Cohen, Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Mr. Lawrence H. Schwartz, Washington, D. C., was on the pleadings for petitioner.

Mr. Paul L. Friedman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the pleadings, for respondent. Messrs. Henry F. Greene, Michael J. Madigan, and John O' B. Clarke, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., also entered appearances for respondent.

Before FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LEVENTHAL and ROBB, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

By this petition for a writ of prohibition, the petitioner, William O. Witherspoon, sought to prevent the respondent, the Honorable Leonard P. Walsh, from enforcing against him the sanction provided in Rule 87 of the Local Rules of the District Court for the District of Columbia. Rule 87 requires a defendant, on demand, to furnish the Government with a list of the witnesses on whom the defendant will rely to establish...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases