United States of America et al v. Williams

Filing 30

ORDER finding respondent in contempt; setting hearing 1/16/09 @ 9:00 a.m.. Signed by Judge Illston on 11/25/08. (ts, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/26/2008)

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Case 3:07-cv-05226-SI Document 29 Filed 11/21/2008 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and JAY COCHRAN, Revenue Agent, Petitioners, v. SANDRA WILLIAMS, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C-07-05226-SI [proposed] ORDER FINDING RESPONDENT IN CONTEMPT This matter came before the Court on November 21, 2008, upon the Court's Order to Show Cause Re: Contempt entered October 7, 2008. On March 17, 2008, Ms. Williams filed an answer to the verified petition to enforce the summons and the order thereon. On April 3, 2008, Ms. Williams filed a petition for a continuance. On April 7, 2008, the continuance was granted and the hearing on the order to show cause was set for May 9, 2008. On May 9, 2008, a hearing was held on the order to show cause. On July 28, 2008, the Court entered its Order Enforcing Summons in this matter. Ms. Williams, who has not appeared at any of the court proceedings concerning the enforcement of the IRS summons at issue, has yet to produce the documents ordered by the Court in the Order Enforcing Summons. /// Case 3:07-cv-05226-SI Document 29 Filed 11/21/2008 Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Due to respondent's failure to comply with the Order Enforcing Summons, the petitioners filed an Application for Entry of Order to Show Cause Re: Contempt on October 3, 2008. On October 8, 2008, this Court ordered respondent to appear and show cause, if any, why she should not be held in contempt for his failure to comply with the Court's Order Enforcing Summons. On November 21, 2008, the show cause hearing was held. Despite the great length of time Ms. Williams has had to comply with the Order Enforcing Summons, Ms. Williams has not appeared at the hearings in this matter and has not complied with the summons by providing the government with testimony or the summoned records. The Court having considered the record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that respondent Sandra Williams, is in contempt of this Court's Order Enforcing Summons, and respondent is fined $200 per day from this date until the date she complies with the Order Enforcing Summons. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if respondent Sandra Williams complies with the Order Enforcing Summons, within fourteen days of this date, she will be purged of the $200 per day fine that might have accrued against her for her failure to comply with the Order Enforcing Summons. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if, by January 7, 2009, respondent Sandra Williams has failed to comply with the Order Enforcing Summons, she shall appear in person before this Ja 9 Court on the 16th day of nuary , 2009, at:00 a .m., United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California and then and there show cause why she should not be imprisoned until she complies with the Court's Order Enforcing Summons. November ORDERED this 25th day of ___________, 2008, at San Francisco, California. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE O R D E R FINDING RESPONDENT I N CONTEM P T (No. C - 0 7 - 0 5 2 2 6 - S I ) 2 Case 3:07-cv-05226-SI Document 29 Filed 11/21/2008 Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I, KATHY TAT declare: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE That I am a citizen of the United States of America and employed in San Francisco County, California; that my business address is Office of United States Attorney, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055, San Francisco, California 94102; that I am over the age of eighteen years, and am not a party to the above-entitled action. I am employed by the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California and discretion to be competent to serve papers. The undersigned further certifies that I caused a copy of the following: [proposed] ORDER FINDING RESPONDENT IN CONTEMPT to be served this date upon the party(ies) in this action by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope, and served as follows: _X___ FIRST CLASS MAIL by placing such envelope(s) with postage thereon fully prepaid in the designated area for outgoing U.S. mail in accordance with this office's practice. ____ ____ PERSONAL SERVICE (BY MESSENGER/HAND DELIVERED) FACSIMILE (FAX) No.: to the parties addressed as follows: Sandra Williams 7918 Fall Creek Road, Apt. #202 Dublin, CA 94568 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on November 21, 2008 at San Francisco, California. /s/ Kathy Tat KATHY TAT Legal Assistant

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