Legal Opinion
Universal City Studios, Inc. v. N.Y. Broadway International Corporation, Chong in Lee and Bendar Wu, Contemnors-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 20, 1983No. 961, Docket 82-7900PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an October 28, 1982, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (John E. Sprizzo, Judge) holding appellants Chong In Lee and Bendar Wu in criminal contempt and sentencing them to unconditional terms of thirty days’ imprisonment. Because the proceedings were initiated and conducted as civil contempt proceedings, the criminal contempt punishments were improperly imposed and must be set aside.
Plaintiffs-appellees Universal City Studios, Inc. and its merchandising licensee, Merchandising Corporation of America, Inc., hold…
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