UNITED STATES v. PHOENIX PETROLEUM CO.

No. 5-96.

727 F.2d 1579 (1984)

The UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee, v. PHOENIX PETROLEUM COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant.

Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals.

Decided January 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Coulombe, Andrews & Kurth, Houston, Tex. (James A. Dilworth, Houston, Tex., on brief), for respondent-appellant.

Frank A. Conforti, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex. (Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., and C.J. Calnan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., on brief), for the petitioner-appellee.

Before CHRISTENSEN, MacBRIDE and CRAIG, Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an action to enforce an administrative subpoena issued by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) in the course of its audit of appellant Phoenix Petroleum Company.

The latter's appeal from the order of the district court directing compliance with the subpoena presents the issues of whether (1) summary subpoena enforcement proceedings were unwarranted and inappropriate; (2) DOE lacked authority to issue the subpoena; (3) the issuing...

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