Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Thom v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 1985No. 84-2590PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Hugh Thom, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Thom challenges his continued confinement for civil contempt for his failure to pay $115,172.68 in satisfaction of a judgment entered against him on November 21,1983 in favor of Metal Improvement Co. Thom contends that the writ should issue because he is currently unable to pay the judgment and the coercive effect of the incarceration is therefore vitiated.
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Metal Improvement Co., is a nation-wide provider of shot-peening services.2 Hugh Thom was employed at Metal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. RylanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McNeil v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jewel Tea Co., Inc. v. KrausCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Walaschek & Associates, Inc. v. James Donald Crow and Carolyn S. Crow D/B/A American Seal CoatersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re the Personal Restraint of KingWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- Díaz Aponte v. Comunidad San José, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1992
- Chadwick v. JaneckaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the State of Florida v. Wellington Precious Metals, Inc., Daniel WeissCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- BirchallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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