Collins v. Telcoa International Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Where, as here, a party seeks an adjudication of civil contempt based upon a violation of a court order, he or she must establish a willful and deliberate violation of a lawful court order expressing a clear and unequivocal mandate (see Judiciary Law § 753; McCain v Dinkins, 84 NY2d 216, 226 [1994]; Matter of Mc*550Cormick v Axelrod, 59 NY2d 574, 583 [1983]; Delijani v Delijani, 73 AD3d 972, 973 [2010]; Rupp-Elmasri v Elmasri, 305 AD2d 394, 395 [2003]). The burden of proof is on the party seeking the contempt adjudication, and the facts constituting the basis of the contempt must be proved by…
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