Legal Opinion
United States v. Rizzo
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1976No. 75-3455PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Virgil R. Rizzo, individually and as president of Virgil R. Rizzo, M.D., P.A., (hereinafter referred to in the singular, as appellant or Dr. Rizzo) appeals from a September 3, 1975 order of the district court which held him in contempt and fined him $21,950 for failure to produce certain records sought by the Internal Revenue Service in compliance with a prior court order. In addition, Dr. Rizzo was ordered jailed until the records sought were produced. We reverse.
Dr. Rizzo is a physician practicing as a professional association under Florida law.1 His fiscal year…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Morrison v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Dennis E. Whitfield, Deputy Secretary of United States Department of Labor v. Roland R. Pennington, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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