¶1Mr. Lee, the clerk of this Court, had obtained a rule on James D. Patterson, to show cause why an attachment of contempt should not issue against him for not paying fees due to the clerk. The rule having been served, and Mr. Patterson not having appeared, the rule was made absolute; Mr. Lee having made affidavit that he believed he was able to pay.
2 D.C. 199
Lee v. Patterson
Decided April 15, 1820
<p>The clerk of this Court may have an attachment for the non-payment of his fees.</p>
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently May 1975
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Decided 1820-04-15
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