UNITED STATES v. RICHARDSON

No. 80-1634.

638 F.2d 1189 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Thomas RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Griffin, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Portland, Or., on brief, for defendant-appellant.

William W. Youngman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Peter Robinson, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE, SCHROEDER and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Richardson appeals from a judgment of civil contempt filed August 26, 1980. He was committed to federal custody until he testified before the grand jury pursuant to immunity or for the duration of the grand jury, but in no event for over eighteen months. We affirm.

Richardson argues that there was a failure to give adequate notice of the contempt hearing. There was no objection to going forward made to the district judge on the grounds of lack...

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