Legal Opinion
United States v. Sierra Pacific Industries
District Court, E.D. California
Decided November 18, 2011No. CIV S-09-2445 KJM EFBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDMUND F. BRENNAN, United States Magistrate Judge.
On July 19, 2011, the United States filed a motion to find counsel for Sierra Pacific Industries in contempt. Dckt. No. 242. The motion is predicated on alleged intentional violations of the court’s earlier orders prohibiting unauthorized, ex parte contacts with a represented party. The undersigned held a hearing on the motion on September 7, 2011. For the reasons explained below, the court denies the motion to find counsel in contempt, but finds that the conduct of Sierra Pacific’s counsel, which is addressed herein, violated California…
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