UNITED STATES v. JOUDIS

No. 86-1418.

800 F.2d 159 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jurgis JOUDIS, Defendant. In re the Contempt Petition Mecislovas MIKUTAITIS, Deponent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronnie L. Edelman, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles W. Nixon, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

Before WOOD, COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 3, 1986.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Mecislovas Mikutaitis, appeals an order of the district court finding him in contempt under 28 U.S.C. § 1826 for refusing to be deposed despite a grant of immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 6002. Mikutaitis, who is of Lithuanian descent, asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination because of the fear...

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