IN RE CORDOVA GONZALEZ

Nos. 83-1214, 83-1326.

726 F.2d 16 (1984)

In re Antonio CORDOVA GONZALEZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1984.

Certiorari Denied April 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rive Rivera, Hato Rey, P.R., with whom Alvaro R. Calderon, Jr., and Calderon, Rosa-Silva & Vargas, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for appellant.

Joyce Kallam McKee, Trial Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Robert W. Ogren, Chief, Fraud Section, Crim.Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWNES, Circuit Judge.


Certiorari Denied April 23, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 2154.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Antonio Cordova Gonzalez appeals an order of the district court assessing him $6,500 as a sanction because he withdrew as counsel for the defendant in a criminal case eight days prior to the date set for the start of the trial. His withdrawal necessitated a trial continuance of four months. The $6,500 represented costs incurred by the prosecution preparing for trial, an estimate of...

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