TILLOTSON v. BOUGHNER

No. 15036.

350 F.2d 663 (1965)

Paul W. TILLOTSON, Special Agent, Internal Revenue Service, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jackson L. BOUGHNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 13, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Barnett, Chicago, Ill., Crowley, Barnett & Goschi, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for defendant-appellant.

Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tax Division, Burton Berkley, Atty., U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., Edward V. Hanrahan, U. S. Atty., Joseph M. Howard, Washington, D. C., John B. Jones, Jr., Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DUFFY, CASTLE and KILEY, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court holding defendant Boughner in civil contempt for his refusal to obey an order of the District Court dated February 12, 1965.

Defendant Boughner is an attorney at law specializing in federal tax matters. He was retained for a confidential conference by another attorney, and through that attorney, by an unnamed taxpayer. Boughner was asked not to divulge the

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