Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Miskinis

The question presented is whether the federal1 and state2 constitutional privileges that protect against compelled self-incrimination preclude a court from requiring Joseph Miskinis, one of the defendants in this civil action, to disclose to the plaintiffs corporate and partnership documents in his possession.

We agree with the majority that the United *732States Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment does not bar the compelled disclosure of corporate and partnership documents held in a representative capacity; consequently, we agree that the Fifth Amendment does not protect Miskinis…