UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALBERT RODRIGUEZ, JR., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES,
v.
GEORGE W. MEEKS, AS PRESIDENT OF ST. GEORGE COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT

5th Cir. | 1981-02-10
No. 80-2370
Before CHARLES CLARK, REAVLEY, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges., Full opinion will be submitted later. Judge Reavley dissents.
642 F.2d 732 Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1981) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:

PER CURIAM:

The order adjudging appellant George W. Meeks in contempt of court for failure to produce records of the St. George Corporation or to explain why he cannot produce them, and ordering his confinement until he purges himself of contempt is VACATED.

Vacating this order does not bar proceedings undertaken to determine if appellant should be adjudged guilty of criminal contempt and confined for a fixed term for failure to obey the order of the court to produce the records. Any finding of contempt, however, cannot be grounded upon an assertion of the privilege against self-incrimination by Meeks when asked to explain why he cannot now produce such records.

Full opinion will be submitted later. Judge Reavley dissents.

ORDER VACATED.

Opinion issued, 5th Cir., 642 F. 2d 733.


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