Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Florida for Kennedy Committee
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided May 2, 1980No. 79-5964-Civ-JLKPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PROCEDURES
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.
This order concerns the narrow question of what procedures should be followed in enforcing a subpoena issued by the Federal Election Commission. The Florida for Kennedy Committee refused to comply with a Commission subpoena and the Commission petitioned this court for an order to show cause why the subpoena should not be enforced. That order has not yet been issued, due to the court’s concern that some preliminary discussion be given to the procedures which should be followed in reaching the merits.
I. THE FACTS.
The Florida for Kennedy…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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