U.S. v. TANOUE

No. 95-15436.

94 F.3d 1342 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian TANOUE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. McClellan, III, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellant.

John A. Dudek, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHOY, O'SCANNLAIN and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether an employee may be compelled to provide handwriting exemplars during the investigation of his employer by the Internal Revenue Service.

I

Brian Tanoue appeals the district court's order enforcing an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") summons requiring him to submit handwriting exemplars in order to determine if Tanoue prepared tax returns for his employer, David Chang, for 1991 and 1992.

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