Case Name: In re: Oliver L. NORTH, et al. (Walsh Show Cause Order)
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1993-12-01
Citations: 304 U.S. App. D.C. 56
Docket Number: Division No. 86-6
Parties: In re: Oliver L. NORTH, et al. (Walsh Show Cause Order).
Judges: Before: SENTELLE, Presiding, BUTZNER and SNEED, Senior Circuit Judges.
Reporter: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Volume: 304
Pages: 56–63

Head Matter:
10 F.3d 831
In re: Oliver L. NORTH, et al. (Walsh Show Cause Order).
Division No. 86-6.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Dec. 1, 1993.
Before: SENTELLE, Presiding, BUTZNER and SNEED, Senior Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER DEFINING FURTHER DUTIES OF THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
PER CURIAM.
On October 21, 1993, counsel for former President Ronald W. Reagan filed with this Court the "Suggestion that the Court Exercise its Power to Terminate the Office of Independent Counsel;" and,
On November 2, 1993, having considered the Suggestion of former President Reagan, the Court entered its order directing the Independent Counsel to show cause why the Court should not order that his office be terminated except for the performance of the "ministerial" function contemplated in 28 U.S.C. § 594(h)(2), and upon the performance of that said function the office be terminated entirely; and,
On November 9, 1993, the Independent Counsel filed his response to the show cause order, inclusive of "the request of the Independent Counsel for direction as to the scope of his residual noninvestigative and nonproseeutorial authority and duties relating to the Final Report after he has terminated his investigation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 596(b)(1)."
For the reasons more fully set forth in the opinion filed contemporaneously herewith, it is
(1) ORDERED that the Independent Counsel, subject to further order of this Court, continue his office only to the extent necessary or appropriate to fulfill his duties relating to his Final Report, specifically the final submission of such Report inclusive of the statutory appendix consisting of the comments authorized by this Court in accordance with provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 594(h)(2).
(2) To the extent necessary or appropriate to the purposes of this order, this Independent Counsel shall perform the noninvestigative and nonprosecutorial tasks remaining of his statutory duties as required to conclude the functions of his office as set forth in decretal paragraph (l).