[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 132 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE JOHN D. DINGELL, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable John D. Dingell, Member of Congress:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule l (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that the ``Office of Congressman John D. Dingell'' has 
     received a subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the 
     U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 
     and the District of Columbia, respectively, in the matter of 
     Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Patrick, et al., No. SA 
     CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) (a civil dispute between 
     private parties that apparently arises out of an alleged 
     breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
     John D. Dingell.

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