United States ex rel. Vuitton Et Fils S.A. v. Klayminc

LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.

Sol Klayminc and four confederates appeal their convictions on a jury verdict for criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § 401(3) (1982), based upon violations, or the aiding and abetting of violations, of a permanent injunction of the Southern District, filed July 30, 1982, which prohibited infringement of the trademark of Louis Vuitton S.A., the well-known French manufacturer of high fashion handbags and other leather goods. The appellants received sentences ranging from six months to five years. Central to their appeals is the claim that the district court’s appointment…