Legal Opinion

Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. Watkins

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 4, 1991No. Nos. 90-7731, 91-7244PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal brought by the principal shareholder of several corporations seeking to overturn the district court’s orders holding him in contempt of court and imposing strict sanctions. We affirm.

FACTS

During the Arab oil embargo, between December 20, 1973, and May 26, 1974, Bart B. Chamberlain, Jr., Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. (Citronelle), and Citmoco Services, Inc. (Citmoco) (collectively, judgment debtors) exported four crude oil shipments for refining to the Grand Bahamas Petroleum Co., Ltd. (Petco), a Bahamian corporation and the New England Petroleum…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. United States v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United States v. RylanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by95 opinions

  1. Jove Engineering, Inc. v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  2. Harris v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  3. Quebell P. Parker v. Scrap Metal Processors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  4. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the State of Florida v. Wellington Precious Metals, Inc., Daniel WeissCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Alberti v. KlevenhagenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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