The normal procedure is to refer a Contempt of Congress charge to the DOJ, who takes the subject into custody and deposits them in a federal slammer until they decide to come across with the requested documents, testimony, etc.
This, of course, leaves Congress with the delicate matter of demanding Eric Holder cuff himself and call for a paddy wagon to take him to the Alexandria lock-up.
Won't happen, of course.
But the next step will be more productive. Along with the contempt order, Boehner will authorize Issa to pursue a civil action. The court case should be fairly cut and dried. Executive privilege will be denied...and the court will order that Holder produce the documents.
At that point, two branches of government will be set against the third. Holder will have no other recourse but to produce the documents...or clearly defy the law. Whistleblowers will be coming out of the woodwork. And, in an election season, all this will be a little hard for the MSM to ignore...
This is J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI!
I know I'm in there, and if I don't come out with my hands up...
I'm coming in after me!
Actually. all they have to do is catch him in the Capitol building and they don’t have to refer it to anyone. The Sargeant At Arms of the House and the Capitol Police can take him into custody.