UNITED STATES v. CRAWFORD ENTERPRISES, INC.

Crim. No. H-82-224, Civ. No. H-83-6418.

643 F.Supp. 370 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CRAWFORD ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Defendants. PETROLEOS MEXICANOS, Plaintiff, v. CRAWFORD ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

September 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Wynne, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff.

William F. Pendergast, U.S. Atty., George Kelt, Asst. U.S. Atty., for movant U.S.

Richard N. Carrell, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Tex., for Crawford Enterprises, Inc., Crawford Disc, Inc., Crawford Intern., Inc., Crawford Enterprises Mfg., Inc., a/k/a International Process Fabricators, Inc., Crawford-Miller Intern., Inc., and Donald G. Crawford.

David T. Maddox, Calvin, Dylewski, Gibbs, Maddox, Russell & Shanks, Houston, Tex., David Boies, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for Ruston Gas Turbines, Inc.

James A. Goold, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for International Harvester.

Ronald J. Blask, Blask, Cruver & Evans, Houston, for other defendant.

Daniel J. Hurson, Washington, D.C., C. Leland Hamel, Houston, Tex., for James R. Smith.

Morton L. Susman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Houston, Tex., for Crawford Enterprises, Inc.

Herbert J. Miller, John J. Cassidy, William H. Jeffress, Jr., Jonathan Sallet, Randall J. Turk, Washington, D.C., for Donald G. Crawford.

James F. Neal, Nashville, Tenn., for William E. Hall.

Theo W. Pinson, III, Houston, Tex., for Andres I. Garcia.

Charles J. Sullivan, Houston, Tex., for George S. McLean.

Edward McDonough, Dan Kasprzak, Larry Lynn, McDonough & Horne, Houston, Tex., for Al Lee Eyster.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

SINGLETON, Chief Judge.

A reconvened contempt hearing was held before this Court on June 9, 1986. The evidence now having been closed, this Court enters the following findings and conclusions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a).

I. FINDINGS OF FACT

A. Background of Subpoenas

1. Defendants Crawford Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) and Donald G. Crawford (movants herein) were charged by an indictment...

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