Opinion ID: 506204
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Appropriateness of Summary Enforcement Proceedings

Text: 26 The Territorial Court asserts that the district court erred in enforcing the subpoena by way of summary proceedings. We have considered the arguments advanced by the Territorial Court, viz., that the motion for summary enforcement was a breach of the parties' stipulation and that summary enforcement was not available in light of the constitutional challenge to the subpoena, and we find them unpersuasive. First, we agree with the district court that the motion was not a breach of the stipulation. Second, while the Territorial Court's argument is somewhat obscure, the reality is that they were afforded an opportunity to raise constitutional arguments in the summary enforcement proceedings, and the Territorial Court does not point to any indication that it was deprived of any right to which it was otherwise entitled. Accordingly, we hold that the district court possessed the power to order summary enforcement of the subpoena.