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Review Of Administrative Subpoena Apr 1943

Review Of Administrative Subpoena

Indiana Law Journal

Notes and Comments: Administrative Law


Administrative Law - Subpoena Power In Administrative Agencies, Arthur B. Lathrop Apr 1943

Administrative Law - Subpoena Power In Administrative Agencies, Arthur B. Lathrop

Michigan Law Review

The Secretary of Labor, acting under the authority vested in her by the Walsh-Healey Act, instituted an administrative proceeding against the petitioner charging violations of the minimum and overtime payment provisions of a government contract. Upon the petitioner's refusal to furnish certain records believed to be essential in determining jurisdiction, the secretary issued a subpoena duces tecum for their production. Shortly thereafter, this suit was begun in the district court to obtain an enforcement order directing the petitioner to obey the subpoena. The petitioner, contending that the secretary was without jurisdiction to investigate the plants and employees involved, successfully resisted …