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· 10/19/1988

In Re Mr. And Mrs. Doe, Witnesses Before the Grand Jury. Mr. And Mrs. Doe v. United States

Citations

  • 860 F.2d 40
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 14396

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “there is respectable authority for denying head-of-state immunity to a former head-of-state for private or criminal acts” and finding that immunity claim was waived by the government of the foreign defendant
  • explaining that district courts have 7 “inherent supervisory power” to enforce grand jury subpoenas
  • explaining that district courts have “inherent supervisory power” to enforce grand jury subpoenas
  • compelling compliance with subpoena duces tecum seeking voice exemplars not Fifth Amendment violation because not testimonial
  • “Because the FSIA makes no mention of 22 heads-of-state, their legal status remains uncertain.”

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Judges: Cardamone, Pratt, Tenney

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