Is there an obligation to testify before a grand jury in a libel action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Caldwell v. United States, 434 F.2d 1081 (9th Cir. 1970):
As stated in the court's opinion (note 6) Garland v. Torre was a civil action for libel.1 The obligation to appear and testify is even stronger and the scope of inquiry is broader in grand jury investigations.2
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