UNITED STATES v. CHRISTIAN

No. 81-1323.

660 F.2d 892 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner v. Hon. Judge Almeric L. CHRISTIAN.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Submitted June 11, 1981.

Decided September 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Favretto, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert B. Nicholson (argued), Bruce E. Fein, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Edward S. Szukelewicz (argued), Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Adriane J. Dudley (argued), Carol G. Hurst, Dudley, Dudley & Topper, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., amicus curiae.

Before ADAMS, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The petition for mandamus presently before the Court presents two issues: the scope of this Court's mandamus jurisdiction, and the power of the District Court of the Virgin Islands to summon an investigative grand jury.

I.

On April 28, 1980, the Assistant Attorney General of the United States requested the District Court of the Virgin Islands to convene a grand jury to investigate possible violations...

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