Is a plaintiff entitled to invoke privilege under the Fifth Amendment to justify refusing to answer an interrogatory?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Campbell v. Gerrans, 592 F.2d 1054 (9th Cir. 1979):
Plaintiffs are not entitled to invoke the privilege provided by the Fifth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution to justify their refusal to answer said interrogatories. Lyons v. Johnson, 415 F.2d 540 (9th Cir. 1969).
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