· 7/28/1981
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Premex, Inc., and Samuel Zack
Citations
- 655 F.2d 779
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 11033
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ruling due process did not require evidentiary hearing when documentary evidence established contempt and defendants failed to demand hearing or assert any material issue of fact
- “[A]n award of expenses and fees in civil contempt proceedings is proper and is independent of any award of compensatory damages.”
- “Upon a finding of civil contempt, a court may, at its discretion, order reimbursement of the complainant, as part of the civil relief, of the party’s fees and expenses incurred in bringing the violation to the court’s attention.”
- “Upon a finding of civil contempt, a court may, at its discretion, order reimbursement of the complainant, as part of the civil relief, of the party’s fees and expenses incurred in bringing the violation to the court’s attention.”
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Judges: Pell, Markey, Wood
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