United States v. Allan A. Handler, in the Matter of the Contempt Citation Against Grand Jury Witness, Allan A. Handler

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

Allan A. Handler appeals from a summary order of civil contempt entered against him as a grand jury witness on December 1, 1972 in the Southern District of New York by Murray I. Gurfein, District Judge, ordering that he be confined pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a) (1970) for refusal to answer questions before a grand jury after having been granted immunity under 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002 and 6003 (1970).

The issues on appeal are directed exclusively to the procedure which led to Handler’s current confinement for contempt. He claims a denial of due process at various points in…