Legal Opinion
United States v. Morry Waksberg, M.D., and Morry Waksberg, M.D., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 16, 1997No. 95-5165PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises a question which, for prudential reasons, we will not decide at this time — whether, upon finding the United States in contempt for violating an injunction, a federal court may order the government to pay a compensatory fine despite its claim of sovereign immunity. The question is new to this court and to decide it we would have to resolve a dispute about the meaning of the Constitution. But there has not yet been a finding that the government’s violation of the decree caused any monetary losses.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Nordic Village, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- In Re Sealed Case No. 98-3077Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- United States v. SteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Young v. Office of United States Senate Sergeant at ArmsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
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