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STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 76-431.

83 Wis.2d 808 (1978)

266 N.W.2d 597

STATE, Plaintiff-Respondent v. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant: DOE, and other persons unknown, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Godfrey & Kahn, S. C., attorneys, and Michael Ash, of counsel, with oral argument by Mr. Ash, all of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Frederick J. Erhardt, assistant attorney general, and Charles B. Schudson, assistant Milwaukee county district attorney, with whom on the brief were Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, Milwaukee county district attorney.

ABRAHAMSON, J.

This appeal is taken from an order of the trial court directing Hazel Washington to produce documents in a John Doe proceeding and from a further order finding her in civil contempt for refusing to obey the order to produce. We affirm both orders.

I.

On December 14, 1976, Hazel Washington, President of Family Outreach Social Services Agency, Inc. (Family Outreach), was served with a subpoena duces tecum signed by Judge Burns. The subpoena...

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