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IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDING

No. 93-2316.

13 F.3d 459 (1994)

In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDING. UNITED STATES, Petitioner, Appellee, v. John DOE, Respondent, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Krupp, Boston, MA, on brief, for respondent, appellant.

Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., and Fred M. Wyshak, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, on brief, for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, CYR and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Respondent John Doe has refused to testify before a grand jury investigating alleged organized crime figures, explaining that he was fearful of reprisals against himself and his family and was opposed on principle to providing evidence against others. The district court held respondent in civil contempt and ordered him incarcerated. It found that his proffered explanations failed to provide "just cause" for his recalcitrance, see 28 U.S.C. §...

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