Legal Opinion
U.S. FTC v. Chierico
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2000No. 98-5290, 99-13250 and 99-13868PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the district court’s entry of three consecutive civil contempt orders against all or some of the defendants. Originally, the district court held aU of the defendants in contempt for violating the terms of a Stipulated Final Judgment which resolved an underlying civil complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) for violations of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq. The subsequent two contempt findings resulted from the two non-corporate defendants’ failure to comply with the previous contempt order(s). The defendants challenge all three…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Stuart J. McGregor Receiver-Appellee, United States Federal Trade Commission v. Teri Chierico, Michael Chierico, William Bethell, United States Federal Trade Commission v. Teri Chierico, Michael Chierico, American Business Supplies, United States Federal Trade Commission v. Michael Chierico, American Business Supplies, Inc., Creative Business Consultants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- FTC v. Kevin TrudeauCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009