Legal Opinion
United States of America and Robert W. Wallace v. Claude R. Wilson, Jr., and Modes, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1989No. 88-1157PublishedCited by 3,524 opinions
1Per curiam
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
The defendants-appellants in this case are Modes, Inc. (“Modes”), a business engaged in importing jewelry from abroad, and Claude R. Wilson, Jr., its attorney. Modes and Wilson had been served with administrative summonses, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1509(b), by appellee Robert W. Wallace, a Senior Special Agent with the United States Customs Service (“Customs”). Wallace sought production of certain records required to be kept by Modes under 19 U.S.C. § 1508, in order to ensure compliance with the Customs laws. The records were needed for a proper…
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