Legal Opinion
United States v. Sylvia Young
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 11, 1997No. 96-3107PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This criminal contempt conviction arose out of a civil class-action suit in which District of Columbia Department of Corrections (“DOC”) employees alleged that they had been victims of sexual harassment and retaliation. Appellant Sylvia Young was convicted of criminal contempt for violating a court order issued in conjunction with the sexual harassment lawsuit that enjoined DOC, together with all its agents and employees, from taking or threatening any retaliatory action against witnesses testifying in the lawsuit. Young was sentenced to 180 days in prison. On appeal, she…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- United States v. Yair HoltzmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- In Re James R. HollowayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by23 opinions
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