Legal Opinion
Baird v. Koerner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1960No. 16495PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, as Special Agent of the United States Internal Revenue Service, sought by his petition the aid of the district court (28 U.S.C. §§ 1340, 1345) to enforce a summons and compel testimony (26 U.S.C. § 7402) at an inquiry as to the identity of a person who might be liable to pay an internal revenue tax (26 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7605). He received such aid. The district court ordered appellant Alva C. Baird to answer a certain question. Baird refused to answer.
This is an appeal from a judgment of civil contempt and an order committing Baird to custody because of his…
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