Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court v. Mahoney
United States Dist. Court v. Mahoney, 371 U.S. 888 (1962)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1962-11-05
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- because a fine against counsel carries “the criminal hallmark,” the court’s authority to impose a punitive sanction such as a fine must derive from the federal contempt statute, 18 U.S.C. § 401, and is limited by the procedural requirements of Rule 42, Fed.R.Crim.P.
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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.