In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, Altaf Amlani, Witness-Appellant v. United States

2 F.3d 1156 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, Altaf AMLANI, Witness-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 93-55755. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 6, 1993. * Decided July 7, 1993. Before BROWNING, TANG and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** BACKGROUND 2 Altaf Amlani appeals the district court's judgment holding him in civil contempt for failure to produce documents before the grand jury. We vacate the order of contempt and remand. 3 A grand jury issued a subpoena to Amlani, requesting him to produce documents relating to the business of Finer Images, a telemarketing company. Amlani appeared before the grand jury on May 27, 1993 and refused to produce the requested documents, asserting his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The government offered act of production immunity to Amlani pursuant to United States v. Doe, 465 U.S. 605 (1984), but stated that the…