Brovelli

By this proceeding in certiorari petitioners, a California corporation named Roeklite Products and four of its officers, seek to annul an order adjudging them guilty of contempt.

In connection with an investigation commenced by the attorney general to determine whether the Cartwright Act or the Unfair Practices Act was being violated by the concrete block industry, Deputy Attorney General Rubin, on Decern *527 ber 14, 1960, issued a subpena duces tecum directed to Rock-lite, a manufacturer and distributor of concrete blocks. The subpena called for the production of specified documents covering a period from September 1, 1959, to December 14, 1960. Rocklite did not comply with the subpena, and on December 20 a court order was entered directing it to show cause why it should not produce the described documents. The corporation did not respond to this order, and on January 4,1961, a court order was entered directing it to appear before the attorney general and produce the documents. Upon Rock-lite’s failure to comply with the order of January 4, a contempt proceeding was initiated against the corporation, its president, Edmund F. Brovelli, its two vice presidents, Donald 0. McCall…