D.C. Circuit· 3/5/1981
Smith v. Smith
Citations
- 427 A.2d 928
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- appeal not moot although appellant had served full term of his contempt commitment
- court may hold debtor in civil contempt to force compliance with support order, but may impose “severe sanction” of imprisonment only upon “a finding that the [debtor] is able to pay the debt owed”
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Judges: Newman, Gallagher, Ferren
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- D.D. v. M.T.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-11-08· cited 92×
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-06-16· cited 29×
- McClain v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-01-09· cited 24×
- Lewis v. LewisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-02-03· cited 20×
- Morgan v. ForetichDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-09-25· cited 13×
- District of Columbia v. Jerry M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-02-12· cited 13×
- Guyton v. GuytonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-02-14· cited 11×
- In Re WarnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2006-08-10· cited 11×
- Cloutterbuck v. CloutterbuckDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-04-05· cited 10×
- Wagley v. EvansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-05-14· cited 9×
- Desai v. ForeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1998-04-30· cited 7×
- Nevarez v. NevarezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-06-03· cited 6×
- Lopez v. YslaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1999-07-15· cited 6×
- United States v. HolbrookDistrict of Columbia· 1998-07-21· cited 6×
- Garcia v. AndradeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-03-26· cited 5×
- Bell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-09-05· cited 5×
- Matter of EvansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1982-08-26· cited 5×
- In re Estate of BonhamDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-02-20· cited 4×
- Hui Ci Li v. Chun Bong LeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-03-06· cited 3×
- George W. Crawford v. First Washington Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2015-07-23· cited 2×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 4,326×
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court· 1947-03-06· cited 2,872×
- Kephart v. KephartD.C. Circuit· 1952-03-03· cited 59×
- Trezevant v. TrezevantDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-06-25· cited 25×
- Thomas F. Lundregan v. Mrs. G. Jeannette LundreganD.C. Circuit· 1958-01-17· cited 20×
- Freeman v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-01-31· cited 18×
- Payton v. PaytonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1963-02-08· cited 18×
- Bolden v. BoldenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1977-07-11· cited 17×
- Truslow v. TruslowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1965-08-25· cited 17×
- Rhodes v. GilpinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1970-04-27· cited 15×
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1963-12-02· cited 10×
- In Re DeNeuevilleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1972-01-17· cited 9×
- James R. Scott v. Indiana R. ScottD.C. Circuit· 1967-09-28· cited 8×
- Suber v. SuberDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1963-12-02· cited 6×
- Armstrong v. Legal Aid SocietyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1969-02-25· cited 1×
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