Legal Opinion
Project B.A.S.I.C. v. Kemp
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 17, 1991No. 91-1612PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a' court order holding the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in civil contempt and imposing monetary sanctions.1 We granted a stay and expedited appellate proceedings. We now reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
We begin by tracing the contours of the two earlier proceedings which together gave rise to the present appeal.
A. The Original Litigation (PB-I and PB-II).
Simmering hostilities erupted into public view when Project B.A.S.I.C. (BASIC), a tenant-advocacy organization, asked the federal district court to enjoin the Providence Housing Authority…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- General Signal Corporation v. Donallco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Jane Fortin, Etc. v. Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by159 opinions
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