Bowles v. Seitz

BOYD, District Judge.

The defendant, J. Edward Seitz, has been required to testify and produce documentary evidence in accordance with an administrative subpcena duces tecum and an order of Court in connection with the treble damage feature of this case. This defendant claims his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination and invokes Section 202(g) of the Emergency Price Control Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 922 (g), and the Compulsory Testimony Act, found in 49 U.S.C.A. § 46.

It is plaintiff’s contention that the present action for treble damages is not a “criminal case” within the…