Legal Opinion

United States of America and Albert Rodriguez, Jr. v. George W. Meeks, as President of St. George Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 10, 1981No. 80-2370PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

The order adjudging appellant George W. Meeks in contempt of court for failure to produce records of the St. George Corporation or to explain why he cannot produce them, and ordering his confinement until he purges himself of contempt is VACATED.

Vacating this order does not bar proceedings undertaken to determine if appellant should be adjudged guilty of criminal contempt and confined for a fixed term for failure to obey the order of the court to produce the records. Any finding of contempt, however, cannot be grounded upon an assertion of the privilege against self-incrimination by Meeks…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. United States of America and Albert Rodriguez, Jr. v. George W. Meeks, as President of St. George CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Falstaff Brewing Corporation, General Brewing Company S & P Company v. Miller Brewing Company, and Philip Morris, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  2. United States of America and Albert Rodriguez, Jr. v. George W. Meeks, as President of St. George CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States of America and Albert Rodriguez, Jr. v. George W. Meeks, as President of St. George CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Falstaff Brewing Corporation, General Brewing Company S & P Company v. Miller Brewing Company, and Philip Morris, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. United States of America and Albert Rodriguez, Jr. v. George W. Meeks, as President of St. George CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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