United States v. Ralph T. Miller & Joan Miller, in Re Subpoena Duces Tecum of James M. Russ

R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This case is an appeal from an order entered by the district court holding appellant Russ in contempt for failure to comply with a pretrial subpoena duces tecum issued on behalf of the government. Appellant Russ is an attorney and a member of the Florida Bar. He became involved in these proceedings in the normal course of his representation of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Miller, who are the defendants in a criminal tax fraud case presently pending for trial in the district court.1 The criminal case involves charges against the Millers for income tax evasion…