Legal Opinion
H. K. Porter Company, Inc. v. National Friction Products Corp. And Earl E. Figert
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 5, 1978No. 77-1458PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from the March 4, 1977 order of the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, dismissing plaintiff’s August 28, 1975 “Motion for issuance of order to show cause and for contempt judgment.”
In our opinion, the critical issue is whether, particularly in view of Fed.Civ.Proc. Rule 65(d), a sufficiently specific order had been directed to defendants so that failure to comply could constitute a basis for a civil contempt.
October 3,1967 plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that the corporate and individual defendants…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Perez v. LedesmaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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