Legal Opinion

Movie Systems, Inc. v. MAD Minneapolis Audio Distributors

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 2, 1983No. 82-1799PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

MAD Minneapolis Audio Distributors and its manager, Gary Smoliak, appeal from the district court1 order denying Movie Systems’ motion for adjudication of civil contempt. Appellants principally contend that (1) the order modifies, rather than clarifies, a prior injunction by eliminating its conditions and making the injunction absolute; (2) the modification was improperly granted in the absence of changed circumstances and without an evidentiary hearing; and (3) the modified injunction violates the specificity requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(d). We affirm the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Schmidt v. LessardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Sims v. GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
  4. Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. S. Todd Gibbons, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  5. Marshall Durbin Farms, Inc. v. National Farmers Organization, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Motorola, Inc. v. Computer Displays International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Ferry-Morse Seed Co. v. Food Corn, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Alan C. Gon Jackie Yee David Quan Richard Tsang Gilbert M. Nishimura Ira M. Sako Michael T. Ito Morris Mark v. First State Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  5. Millard v. Electronic Cable SpecialistsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1992

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