Loctite Corp. v. Broadview Chemical Corp.

affirming the district court's decision of venue as a proper exercise of discretion and finding that the court’s determination did not evince a lack of due regard since, on balance, other factors outweighed the consideration of convenience | Use of witness's wife as interpreter found to be sound exercise of trial court’s discretion in selecting an interpreter in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 28(b) | Use of witness's wife as interpreter found to be sound exercise of trial court's discretion in selecting an interpreter in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 28(b) | defendant's State grand jury testimony compelled over assertion of Fifth Amendment turned over to federal prosecutors did not prevent federal prosecution | indictment charging conspiracy to obstruct, delay, impede and thwart construction undertaken on behalf of the City of Newark in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 alleges the essential facts constituting the offense charged | witness was unable to speak above a "loud mumble" | purpose of bill of particulars is “to inform .the defendant of the nature of the charges brought against him, to adequately prepare his defense, to avoid surprise during the trial and to protect him against a second prosecution for an inadequately described offense.” | witness was unable to speak above a “loud mumble” | discretion to deny co-conspirators’ statements