15 Cited authorities

  1. United States v. Powell

    379 U.S. 48 (1964)   Cited 1,916 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the government needs to show probable cause only when the taxpayer raises a substantial question that judicial enforcement constitutes an abuse of process
  2. U.S. v. Markwood

    48 F.3d 969 (6th Cir. 1995)   Cited 63 times
    Holding that reversal is required only where the district court's error affected a party's substantial rights and the party was prejudiced by the district court's error
  3. United States v. McCarthy

    514 F.2d 368 (3d Cir. 1975)   Cited 80 times
    Suggesting that "the Secretary should be prepared to prove the allegations of the complaint that the summons complies with the Powell requirements"
  4. Burlington Northern Railroad v. Office of Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board

    983 F.2d 631 (5th Cir. 1993)   Cited 29 times
    Finding impermissible transfer of authority where the inspector general audited railroad employers for tax compliance when the board had declined to do so
  5. Truckers United for Safety v. Mead

    251 F.3d 183 (D.C. Cir. 2001)   Cited 14 times
    Holding that a motor carriers' association has standing to sue on behalf of its members for Department of Transportation's alleged abuses of agency authority
  6. United States v. Salter

    432 F.2d 697 (1st Cir. 1970)   Cited 48 times
    In United States v. Salter, 432 F.2d 697 (1st Cir. 1970), the First Circuit approved a procedure similar to the one urged here.
  7. U.S. v. Aero Mayflower Transit Co., Inc.

    831 F.2d 1142 (D.C. Cir. 1987)   Cited 23 times
    Recognizing both civil criminal investigative authority with coextensive subpoena power
  8. United States v. Turner

    480 F.2d 272 (7th Cir. 1973)   Cited 32 times
    In Turner, the Court enforced the summons holding that there were no criminal purpose or self-incriminatory demands inherent in the summons, and that it was not illegally broad.
  9. United States v. Firestone Tire Rubber Co.

    455 F. Supp. 1072 (D.D.C. 1978)   Cited 22 times
    In Firestone Tire, NHTSA brought suit in the District of Columbia to enforce "special orders," akin to administrative subpoenas, issued to Firestone in connection with an investigation into alleged defects in Firestone's steel-belted radial tires.
  10. United States v. Montgomery County Crisis Ctr.

    676 F. Supp. 98 (D. Md. 1987)   Cited 3 times

    Civ. No. JFM-87-2525. October 7, 1987. Roann Nichols, Asst. U.S. Atty., Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff. M. Gregg Diamond, Asst. Co. Atty., Rockville, Md., for defendant. MEMORANDUM MOTZ, District Judge. The Government has petitioned this Court for the enforcement of a subpoena duces tecum issued by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to the Montgomery County Crisis Center ("MCCC"). The subpoena seeks production of documents "pertaining to the receipt of three telephone calls, placed

  11. Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 7   Cited 7,674 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Defining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  12. Rule 81 - Applicability of the Rules in General; Removed Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 81   Cited 3,737 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "apply to proceedings for habeas corpus . . . to the extent that the practice in those proceedings: is not specified in a federal statute, the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, or the Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases; and (B) has previously conformed to the practice in civil actions."