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UNITED STATES v. VIELGUTH

No. 74-2193.

502 F.2d 1257 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan Edward VIELGUTH, Special Grand Jury Witness, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Stang (argued), Doron Weinberg, of Stender, Lapides, Stender & Weinberg, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Martin Fassler, Berkeley, Cal., submitted a brief amici curiae on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Lawyers Guild Electronic Surveillance Project.

Gerard Hinkley, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, BROWNING and CHOY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was called to testify before a grand jury. He declined to answer certain questions on the ground his answers might incriminate him. He was granted immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002 and 6003 and ordered to testify. He appeared before the grand jury, but again refused to answer certain questions.

The government moved that appellant be held in civil contempt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a). Appellant...

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