Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund of Local Union 58, Ibew v. Gary's Electric Service Company

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• holding that corporate officer could be held in contempt for violation of injunction against company in a case where the petition for contempt was filed against both
• holding that, once the movant has made a showing by clear and convincing evidence, the burden shifts to the non-movant to show that he is presently unable to comply with the Court’s order
• holding that after movants meet their initial burden, “the burden of production shifts to [the defendant]” and remanding to the District Court to “make specific findings with respect to whether the parties satisfied their respective burdens.”
• stating that a court may impose coercive or compensatory sanctions as a civil contempt remedy
• finding that a corporate officer could be held in civil contempt even though the officer was not a named defendant
• underscoring the demanding nature of the “clear and convincing” standard for showing violation of a definite and specific court order

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).