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HOWELL v. THOMAS

No. 77-1633 Summary Calendar.

566 F.2d 469 (1978)

Charles Ben HOWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carl THOMAS, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom S. McCorkle, Jr., Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 17, 1978.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Charles Ben Howell, a Texas attorney, was cited for contempt in a Texas state court for failure to disclose collateral legal proceedings when questioned by the judge during default proceedings in a divorce case. A second contempt charge occurred during the hearing on the first contempt charge when appellant refused to name any of the four attorneys he had allegedly approached to defend...

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