28 U.S.C. § 956
Powers and duties of clerks and deputies
The clerk of each court and his deputies and assistants shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to them by the court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1962–2019 · leading case: Melvin Memphrey Carter v. Beverly Hills Savings and Loan Association Southland Company
Melvin Memphrey Carter v. Beverly Hills Savings and Loan Association Southland Company (1989)
“28 U.S.C. § 956 (1982). In this case, Robert Bolton was the deputy clerk present in the courtroom.”
Woodson v. United States (2009)
“” 28 U.S.C. § 956 . Without explicit instruction from Judge Moody, Mr.”
In the Matter of Penn Central Transportation Company, Debtor (1980)
“45, and although the court may authorize the clerk to act on certain procedural motions, see 28 U.S.C. § 956 , the unusual circumstances of this case 3 persuade us that the matter is properly before us.”
United States v. Marcus James Harris (1976)
“See also 28 U.S.C. § 956 which reads in part: The clerk of each court .”
United States v. Brian Alan Sweeney, United States of America v. Christopher Knight (1990)
“28 U.S.C. § 956 . The magistrate cannot prohibit the performance of those duties.”
United States v. Van Allen (1962)
“District judges have the discretionary power, in the public interest, to excuse individuals or groups of persons if jury service would entail undue hardship or extreme inconvenience.”
Gravel v. Alaskan Village, Inc. (1966)
“The amended rule accordingly deals with them as a single group in clause (1) (substituting the expression `only a sum certain' for the present expression `only money'), and requires the clerk to prepare, sign, and enter them forthwith, without awaiting court direction, unless…”
Trend Mills v. Socher (1980)
“§ 751 provides for the clerks of the district courts, and 28 U.S.C. § 956 authorizes clerks to exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to them by the court.”
In re Oberhellmann (1990)
“See 28 U.S.C. § 956 (“[t]he clerk of each court and his deputies and assistants shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to them by the court.”
Locke v. Warren (2019)
“4 But, unfortunately for the Defendant, the statute dealing with the “Powers and duties of clerks and deputies,” 28 U.S.C. § 956 , provides that the “clerk of each court and his deputies and assistants shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to them by the…”
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