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UNITED STATES v. RYLANDER

No. 81-1120.

460 U.S. 752 (1983)

103 S.Ct. 1548

75 L.Ed.2d 521

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. RYLANDER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Archer, Jerrold J. Ganzfried, Charles E. Brookhart, Jo-Ann Horn, and William A. Whitledge.

Joseph F. Harbison III, by appointment of the Court, 456 U.S. 1005, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent Rylander was held in civil contempt by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California because of his failure to comply with its earlier order enforcing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) summons for corporate books and records. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed that holding, concluding that Rylander's showing at the contempt hearing, together with his invocation...

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