U.S. v. BRITTON

No. 12-3711.

731 F.3d 745 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan BRITTON, Defendant. Appeal of Beau Brindley.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A.C. Meisler , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Joshua J. Jones , Michael J. Thompson , Timothy Joseph Witczak , Attorneys, Law Offices of Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Beau B. Brindley , Attorney, Law Offices of Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and MANION and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Beau Brindley represents defendant Juan Britton in this criminal case. The district court summarily held Brindley in contempt of court under Fed.R.Crim.P. 42(b). The court had set a status conference in the criminal case and ordered Brindley to appear in person. When Brindley failed to appear, the court issued an order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. At the conclusion of the show cause hearing, the court found Brindley in...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases