Legal Opinion
Waste Conversion, Inc. v. Rollins Environmental Services (NJ), Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 11, 1990No. 89-1184PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
After a witness was subpoenaed for a discovery deposition, his attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the underlying action and advised the witness not to appear. At a hearing to show cause why the witness should not be held in contempt, the district court absolved him but held his lawyers in criminal contempt. Because we find the evidence insufficient to show guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, we reverse the order of the district court.
In the underlying action, plaintiff Waste Conversion, Inc. alleged in its October 7, 1988 complaint that Rollins…
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