Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. Energy Gathering, Inc., John Fox, Movant-Appellant

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• requiring the court to use “less restrictive measure[s]” only “[i]f there is a reasonable probability that a lesser sanction will have the desired effect”
• “If there is a reasonable probability that a lesser sanction will have the desired effect, the court must try the less restrictive measure first.”
• “If there is a reasonable probability that a lesser sanction will have the desired effect, the court must try the less restrictive measure first.”
• “[Inherent] powers include the authority to punish for contempt in order to maintain obedience to court orders and the authority to impose reasonable and appropriate sanctions on errant lawyers practicing before the court.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).