Legal Opinion

United States v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO)

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided November 3, 1981No. Civ. 81-72699PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

COHN, District Judge.

I

On August 10,1981 this Court entered an order determining civil contempt fines against the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) Local 321 in the amount of $100,000 and against six PATCO Local 321 members (Richard H. Long, Jr., David Pentz, Gary Klawender, Dennis Kagy, Charles Chapman and William T. Cousins III) each in the amount of $1,000 for failure to purge a judgment of civil contempt entered on August 4, 1981. The Court stayed enforcement to enable defendants to more fully develop their argument that the Court was without…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  3. G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Webster Dictionary Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  4. Labor Relations Commission v. Fall River Educators Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  5. Jencks v. GoforthNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization v. Federal Labor Relations AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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