Powell v. Committee on Admissions & Grievances of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

How later courts describe this case

• affirming conviction where trial judge delayed determining whether tainted jurors could remain impartial until the taking of evidence had ended
• referring to “wide discretion” accorded trial judge in jury tampering incident
• dismissal with prejudice reversed, although plaintiff delayed eight months in pursuing case and appeared at pretrial conferences unprepared
• abuse of discretion to dismiss with prejudice following attorney's eight month period of inactivity and appearance at pretrial conferences unprepared
• dismissal of case less than one year old held to be an abuse of discretion, although plaintiff’s counsel delayed eight months in pursuing case and appeared at pretrial conferences unprepared
• government entitled to use aliases when relevant despite prejudice
• no action for eight months after answer filed