United States of America and Patrick J. Finnessey, Special Agent for Internal Revenue Service v. Harvey F. Euge

Harvey F. Euge appeals various orders of the district court enforcing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) summons for handwriting exemplars (order of July 30, 1981), finding him in civil contempt for refusing to provide the handwriting samples (order of November 24, 1981), and committing him to the custody of the United States Attorney General (order of November 30, 1981). 1 We affirm.

This case arises out of an October, 1977 IRS summons seeking multiple handwriting exemplars from appellant. When appellant refused to appear and furnish the requested exemplars, the IRS brought an enforcement…