The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, December 04, 1977 - Page 22
Bobby Fischer Ordered To Appear for Booking
Pasadena, Calif. (AP) — A municipal court judge says he will nullify his agreement to dismiss battery and trespassing charges against Bobby Fischer if the chess master doesn't appear at a South Pasadena police station for booking by Tuesday.
“He's got less than a week, and then I will just pull out all the stops,” Judge Mortimer Franciscus said Friday. “We'll issue new warrants for his arrest and refund court costs he's paid.”
Fischer is out of the country on a chess tour and could not be reached for comment.
According to an out-of-court settlement, Fischer, 32, was to appear for booking and pay $250 in court costs in return for having criminal charges against him dropped. The booking is only a formality.