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UNITED STATES v. ALTER

No. 73-1121.

482 F.2d 1016 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mark Lawrence ALTER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 23, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan B. Jordan, Atty. (argued), of Cummings & Jordan, San Francisco, Cal., Doron Weinberg (argued), of Stender & Lapides, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Robert L. Keuch (argued), A. William Olson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., James L. Browning, Jr., U. S. Atty., David P. Bancroft, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., William M. Piatt, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before MERRILL, HUFSTEDLER, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

Alter appeals from a civil contempt adjudication stemming from his refusal to answer three questions asked by a special federal grand jury investigating potential violations of a potpourri of federal statutes.1 We vacate and remand.

Of the many issues presented on appeal, we reach four:

1. Did the district court abuse its discretion by compelling Alter to respond to contempt...

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