Davids v. Andrew Saul Commissioner of Social Security

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the substance of the proceedings and the character of relief determines whether a contempt is of a civil or criminal nature
• concluding that a determinate sentence with a purge clause constitutes relief that is civil in nature
• holding that five consecutive sentences on five counts of contempt, suspended and three-year probation imposed, was not punitive sentence if contemnor had opportunity to purge by paying arrearage
• holding that any sentence of confinement that is for a determinate period of time is criminal
• recognizing that the “the critical feature[]” in determining whether a sanction is civil or criminal is “the character of the relief” at issue
• stating that the substance of the proceeding, among other things, determines whether contempt is civil or criminal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).