Is it improper to make a proper assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege "costly"?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Davis v. Fendler, 650 F.2d 1154 (9th Cir. 1981):

4 We have previously noted that it is improper to make a proper assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege "costly". Campbell v. Gerrans, 592 F.2d 1054 (CA9 1979).

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