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· 8/3/1989

In Re Establishment Inspection of Hern Iron Works, Inc. Department of Labor Osha v. Hern Iron Works, Inc.

Citations

  • 881 F.2d 722
  • 1989 CCH OSHD 28,626
  • 14 OSHC (BNA) 1121
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 11357
  • 1989 WL 85625

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that the irreparable injury exception is applied in only limited cases, namely those implicating Fifth Amendment privileges
  • noting that the irreparable injury exception is applied in only limited cases, namely those implicating Fifth Amendment privileges
  • “[t]he collateral bar rule permits a judicial order to be enforced through criminal contempt even though the underlying order may be incorrect and even unconstitutional”
  • court order may not be collaterally attacked in criminal contempt proceedings even though the order may be incorrect and even unconstitutional
  • “The invalidity of the underlying order is always a defense to a civil contempt charge.”
  • but noting pervasive uncertainty on the issue

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Judges: Reinhardt, Kozinski, Trott

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