American Saint Gobain Corp. v. Armstrong Glass Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

NEESE, District Judge.

The defendant is in contempt of the lawful injunctive order of this Court. Its act of contempt was infringing letters patent of the plaintiff after having been enjoined from so doing. The defendant gave notice of appeal from the Court’s order adjudging it in contempt and referring the issue of the plaintiff’s damages to a special master, D.C., 300 F.Supp. 416. It now seeks a stay of the proceedings under the order of reference before the special master, pending an appellate review.

Ordinarily, an interlocutory or final judgment directing an…