Legal Opinion
Rex L. Shuffler and Betty L. Shuffler v. Heritage Bank, a California Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1983No. 82-5584PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants challenge an order of the district court finding them in civil contempt of a prior order of the court and imposing a fine of $500 per day for the duration of their contumacy. We sustain the finding of contempt but vacate the sanction order and remand for entry of a statement of the purpose or purposes of the contempt sanction and findings to support the fine and such recalculation as may be required to determine the amount of the fine consonant with the purpose or purposes of the sanction.
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FACTS
On November 10, 1980, Rex L. Shuffler and Betty L. Shuffler (the…
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