Legal Opinion
United States v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Patco), Patco Local 202, Robert Belanger, President
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 13, 1982No. 81-1800PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, District Judge.
This appeal questions the validity of a finding of ostensibly civil contempt made against appellant Robert Belanger (Belan-ger) for violating a Preliminary Injunction Order issued by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on October 23, 1981. Belanger is President of Local 202 of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire. On August 3, 1981 a nationwide strike was authorized by PATCO against the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control activities, which was…
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