· 11/2/1992
Medicare & Medicaid Guide P 40,892 United States of America v. Vincent A. Giannattasio, M.D. And Vincent A. Giannattasio, M.D., S.C.
Citations
- 979 F.2d 98
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 28363
- 1992 WL 314353
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the contempt power is a “tradi- tional inherent power[ ] of the judiciary . . . rooted in considerations of institutional self-defense.”
- “A judge in our system does not have the authority to tell prosecutors which crimes to prosecute or when to prosecute them.”
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Judges: Posner, Manion, Van Sickle
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