The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-01
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|JUDGt -OEhISON
SHAKES THEM UP
Attorneys Must Bring Cases Fe Trial
or Explain Why Not-Determined
To Clear Docket.

Attorneys having cases on the
Ky Docket or the United States court can
4 come In and try them when they are
ret for hearing or be haled into court
3 BY an officer TO explain.
This ia the meaning of an order IS
sued Thursday morning by Judge
Arthur G. Denison, of Grand Rapids,
who Ia sitting in the federal circuit
court In conjunction with Judge Swan.
4 AS an example of his determination 70
y eummarily clean up the docket. Judge
3 penison had Attorneys Standish
Backus, George F. and Peter ]. Mon
\ Afghan summoned into court during the
J. morning
His action will come in the nature
3 Of a shaking up for attorneys who
have been accustomed to dilatory tao
tics in the federal court They must
try their cases now or explain why
they do not Judge Denison has an
nounced 3 ''peremptory CALI for fed
eral cases, beginning next Tuesday.
which means that attorneys positively
must appear in court. II they do not
appear, the judge may use the officers
OF the court to bring them in.
There has been complaint among
attorneys that they could not get
prompt hearings in the federal court
Judge Swan has been working very
hard all winter, but found that. owing
% the fact that many cases are set
Tor hearing and then let go over by
counsel, to the waste OF the courts
time, he could not catch up with bust
ness alone.
Judge Dernson was, therefore, re-
Quested to come here, and he has been
hearing Jury cases while Judge Swan
has disposed OF equity matters in
chambers Thursday morning the cases
OF the New River Co. and the Great
Kanawha Colliery Co. against the p.
Kcenig Coal Co. were set for trial,
Attorney Backus and the two Mon
aghans appeared i'm court and asked
for a trial but wished first to have
some time to- consult. Judge Denison
gave them an hour and. at the con
clusion of that time, found that the
attorneys had left the building He
caused them to be, summoned to- ap-
4 pear before him and they returned at
once. IL was explained that the attor-
neys had agreed to settle the cases,
4 but Judges Denison informed them that
\ they could not settle without the con-
sent OF the court. They then apollo
gized and Judge Denison accepted
/. their statement, but stated his posi-
: ton clearly. His announcement with
regard To future cases was as follows:
Next Tuesday morning the cases
upon the tris calendar for this term
lof court will be called IN their order
upon the docket, and nsust be either
tried or continued for the term. This
course VIII be followed until the caIen-
dar is cleaned up. Engagements OF
counsel IN the state courts will not be
\ accepted as an excuse for not being
ready. A great effort has been made
ito give attorneys an opportunity 10
Try their cases at this term. The calen-
tlar contains great many cases pend
Ing for q. long time, a Judge from an
other. district has been brought here
for that purpose. and IL is exceed
ingly .aggravatfng to find that counsel
are not ready in their cases. There
seems TO be no course remaining but
10 rut all cases upon a,peremptory call
and insist upon them being tried or
continued"