Ahearn v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Locals 21 & 4

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a contempt finding must be supported by “clear and convincing evidence”
• “[C]ivil contempt proceedings serve two purposes: (1) coercing compliance with a court order; and (2) compensating the prevailing party.”
• “[C]ivil contempt proceedings serve two purposes: (1) coercing compliance with a court 25 order; and (2) compensating the prevailing party.”
• “[A] sanction generally is civil if it coerces compliance with a court order or is a 17 remedial sanction meant to compensate the complainant for actual losses.”
• “the charging party … is entitled to compensation for its actual damages”
• “the charging party … is entitled to compensation for its actual damages”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).