Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Establishment Inspection of Microcosm. Appeal of John C. Justice, Doing Business as Microcosm

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 17, 1991No. 90-2581PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

John C. Justice, doing business as Microcosm, appeals the district judge’s order finding him in contempt of court for refusing to comply with an inspection warrant authorizing the inspection of his business premises for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act as well as the imposition of sanctions in the amount of $1,500 and attorney’s fees and costs of $619.79. 1 We affirm the imposition of attorney’s fees and costs of $619.79, and reverse the $1,500 sanction.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 10, 1989, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. Marvin BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Lonsdale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  4. State of Illinois v. Sangamo Construction Co. And J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  5. 6 O.S.H. Cas.(bna) 2151, 1979 O.S.H.D. (Cch) P 23,243 in the Matter of Establishment Inspection of Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company, a Corporation. Appeal of Raymond H. Routh and Frank A. Elton. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Chromalloy American Corporation, Federal Malleable Division, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. NLRB v. Neises Construction CorporatioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  5. Reich v. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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