In the Matter of Supplementary Proceedings, United States of America, and Judgment-Creditor v. Lindsay L. Baird, and Judgment-Debtor

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

We have recently dealt with an attempt to assimilate into the admiralty practice the harsh and often criticized provisions of the New York Civil Prac tice Act authorizing in certain cases body executions as a means of collecting money judgments. Archawski v. Hanioti, 2 Cir., 239 F.2d 806. This case presents the allied question, whether the contempt method of collecting judgments authorized by Section 793 of the New York Civil Practice Act is available to the Government as a means of compelling payment of the unpaid balance of a committed fine imposed on appellant by the…