IN RE MARTENSON

No. 85-5204.

779 F.2d 461 (1985)

In re Debra MARTENSON, Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 13, 1985.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Hawkins, St. Paul, Minn., for petitioner.

Kathryn E. Rooklidge, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before ROSS, McMILLIAN, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Debra Martenson, appeals1 from an order of the district court2 holding her in civil contempt for her refusal to answer deposition questions posed by the United States in a wrongful levy action under 26 U.S.C. § 7426(a)(1) (1982). The district court rejected appellant's assertion that the marital privilege against adverse spousal testimony insulates her from compulsion to...

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