Deang

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 22-cv-06481-VKD

Petitioner,

ORDER FINDING RESPONDENT IN

v. CIVIL CONTEMPT

JOJI MAE Y DEANG, Re: Dkt. No. 16 Respondent.

13 The United States asks the Court to hold respondent Joji Mae Y Deang, who is representing herself, in civil contempt for failing to comply with its February 13, 2023 order enforcing an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) summons against her. Dkt. Nos 14; 16. The February 13 order directed Ms. Deang to provide the government with the testimony and records identified in the summons by March 1, 2023. Dkt. No. 14. The United States reports that Ms. Deang did not provide the information it requested by that date and has not responded to its attempts to contact her. See Dkt. No. 16. It now asks the Court to find Ms. Deang in contempt and impose sanctions to coerce her compliance with its order. Id. Upon consideration of the…