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bank account and loan documents pertaining to Mr. Runkle and the
Elknur Family Limited Partnership for the years at issue (the
bank summonses). Mr. Runkle filed another petition with the
Indiana Federal District Court to quash the bank summonses. The
Indiana Federal District Court again issued an order denying Mr.
Runkle’s petition to quash the bank summonses.
In its order, however, the Indiana Federal District Court
granted the Elknur Family Limited Partnership’s unopposed motion
to intervene in the summons enforcement action. Mr. Runkle
testified that he considered the court’s granting the
partnership’s motion to intervene to be a victory. Mr. Runkle
shared this information with the American Institute, and the
American Institute assisted Mr. Runkle in contesting, on behalf
of the partnership, the bank summonses. On October 28, 1996, the
Elknur Family Limited Partnership, through Mr. Runkle as one of
its general partners, filed its petition to quash the Garrett
State Bank summonses. On January 6, 1997, the Indiana Federal
District Court issued its order rejecting as “simply meritless”
the partnership’s arguments to quash the bank summonses.
Special Agent Fabina also caused summonses to be served on
Southwestern Life Insurance Co. and Union Bankers Insurance Co.
for information regarding insurance policies sold by and
compensation paid to Mr. Runkle for 1991 through and including
1995 (the insurance company summonses). On March 21, 1996, Mr.
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