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· 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

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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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