Legal Opinion
Schleper v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1978No. 78-1147PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Seth R. Phillips, an attorney, appeals from an order of the district court,1 finding him in contempt of court as a result of the use of profane language in answer to an interrogatory. Appellant contends that, when read in proper context together with other interrogatories, the objectionable lan*1369guage is a proper, substantive response given in good faith, and is not directed at either the court or the opposing counsel. In addition, appellant argues2 that the alleged contumacious conduct occurred outside the presence of the court, so that pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Anthony Fox v. Studebaker-Worthington, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Louis Moschiano and Robert Fred Bishop, in Re Stephen M. KomieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Laclede Gas Company v. G. W. Warnecke Corporation, George W. Warnecke v. Laclede Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Jones v. ClintonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1999
- Carroll v. JaquesDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1996
- Gardiner v. YorkCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2010
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