Case Name: Donald C. Goewey
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1976-06-11
Citations: 210 Ct. Cl. 701
Docket Number: No. 456-73
Parties: Donald C. Goewey
Judges: Before Davis, Judge, Presiding, Nichols and Kunzig, Judges.
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 210
Pages: 701–701

Head Matter:
No. 456-73.
June 11, 1976
Donald C. Goewey
Herbert P. Sushind, attorney of record, for plaintiff.
Kenneth J. Ingram, with whom was Assistant Attorney *General Bex E. Lee, for defendant.

Opinion:
Pleading and 'practice; attorneys; dual role of advocate and witness. — On June 11, 1976 the court entered the following order:
Before Davis, Judge, Presiding, Nichols and Kunzig, Judges.
"This case comes before the court on defendant's request, filed April 9,1976, for review by the court, pursuant to Rule -53(c) (2) (i), of the trial judge's order of March 17, 1976, •allowing plaintiff's counsel to testify as a fact witness at the trial of this case without first disqualifying himself as plaintiff's counsel in this litigation. Upon consideration thereof, together with the response in opposition thereto, without oral argument, it is concluded that the trial judge's said order should 'be and it is affirmed. See Kenosha Auto Transport Corp. v. United States, 206 Ct. Cl. 888 (1975).
"it is therefore ordered that defendant's said request for review, filed April 9,1976, be and the same is denied."