PORT v. HEARD

Civ. A. No. H-84-3751.

594 F.Supp. 1212 (1984)

Bernard and Odette PORT v. Jack HEARD, Sheriff of Harris County, Texas.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

As Corrected September 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Schaffer, Randy Schaffer, P.C., Houston, Tex., for petitioners.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Brad Beers, Harris County Asst. Dist. Atty., Jim Lavine, Houston, Tex., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DeANDA, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is the application of Bernard and Odette Port (hereinafter "the Ports") for a writ of habeas corpus. The Ports filed a motion to set bond and stay the order of contempt entered against them in the 179th District Court of Harris County, Texas for refusing to testify before the grand jury. This motion was filed at the same time as the application for writ of habeas corpus. On September 13...

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