Legal Opinion
In Re Martin-Trigona
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 22, 1982No. 19-50170PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM
ALAN H. W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
Sanctions For Civil Contempt (28 U.S.C. § 1481)
On January 15, 1982, this court found Anthony Robert Martin-Trigona in civil contempt for refusing to testify at an examination ordered pursuant to Rule 205 of the Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and on January 18, 1982 ordered that he be committed to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States until purged of contempt or further order of the court. The purpose of this memorandum is to outline the statutory basis and authority for that order.
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BACKGROUND
The above-captioned…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Bessette v. W. B. Conkey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- In re NevittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Anthony R. Martin-Trigona v. Alan ShiffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Lindsey v. Cryts (In Re Cox Cotton Co.)District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1982
- Martin-Trigona v. LavienDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1983
- United States v. Anthony R. Martin-TrigonaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- In Re Meinke, Peterson & Damer, P.C.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1984
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