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  • US Supreme Court
  • Mar 31, 1947

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  1. Oriel Vs. Russell US Supreme Court · Jan 14, 1929
  2. Helvering Vs. Pfeiffer US Supreme Court · Dec 06, 1937
  3. Lamb Vs. Cramer US Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1932
  4. Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. Vs. Walling US Supreme Court · Feb 11, 1946
  5. Union Tool Co. Vs. Wilson US Supreme Court · May 15, 1922
  6. interstate Commerce Commission Vs. Brimson US Supreme Court · May 26, 1894
  7. U.S. 585 (1947) U.S. Supreme Court Penfield Co. v. SEC
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  8. U.S. 585 (1947) Penfield Company of California v. Securities
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  9. of the Commission for enforcement of its subpoena posed a problem in civil, not criminal, contempt. United States v. United
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  10. U. S. 590 It is the nature of the relief asked that is determinative of the nature of the proceeding. Lamb v. Cramer
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  11. in which the United States was a party and in which it was seeking to vindicate the public interest. See Gompers v. Bucks
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  12. Gompers v. Bucks
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  13. Stove & Range Co., supra, p. 221 U. S. 442 , and remedy is one for civil contempt. United States v. United
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  14. McCrone v. United
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  15. interest, but as coercive sanctions to compel the contemnor to do what the law made it his duty to do. See Doyle v. London
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  16. Fox v. Capital
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  17. And, in absence of a basis for saying that its demand exceeds lawful limits ( Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling
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  18. elements, the criminal aspect of the order fixes its character for purposes of procedure on review. Union Tool Co. v. Wilson
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  19. of that relief was the ground of the Commission's appeal. The order of denial, being final, was appealable, Lamb v. Cramer
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  20. long as Young was recalcitrant. On the other hand, the fine imposed by the District Court, unlike that involved in Fox v. Capital
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  21. of a coercive nature such as the Commission sought. It was solely and exclusively punitive in character. Cf. Nye v. United
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  22. coercion to compel the contemnor to do what the law requires of him. Gompers v. Bucks
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  23. United States v. United
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  24. That practice has been approved. Kreplik v. Couch
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  25. Patents Co., 190 F. 565, 571. And see Phillips Sheet & Tin Plate Co. v. Amalgamated
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  26. he did not appeal from the adverse judgment, he is precluded from renewing the objections at this stage. Le Tulle v. Scofield
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  27. of Appeals was correct in setting it aside, since the fine was imposed in a civil contempt proceeding. See Gompers v. Bucks
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  28. See Alaska Packers Assn. v. Pillsbury
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  29. Georgia Hartford Lumber Co. v. Compania
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  30. United States v. Hawk
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  31. Some rules governing criminal contempts are, of course, different from those governing civil contempts. Gompers v. Bucks
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  32. Farmers & Mechanics Nat. Bank v. Wilkinson
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  33. contempt in the same proceeding. MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE, concurring. But for the decision in United States v. United
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  34. consequently, no criminal penalty could be imposed, coercive relief alone being allowable in such a case. Gompers v. Bucks
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  35. Norstrom v. Wahl
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  36. Civil, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Penfield
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  37. See the Court's discussion in Gompers v. Bucks
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  38. see also discussion in United States v. United
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  39. Rule 42(b), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. See United States v. United
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  40. Clarke v. Federal
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  41. See United States v. United
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  42. E. Ingraham Co. v. Germanow
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  43. power with all the implications of the judicial function in our constitutional scheme. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson
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  44. to whom it is directed cannot be held responsible for the production of the papers. See Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson
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  45. Harriman v. Interstate
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  46. Ellis v. Interstate
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  47. Smith v. Interstate
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  48. Federal Trade Commission v. American
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  49. and which the proceedings had made abundantly clear to him. The true significance of our opinion in United States v. United
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  50. U.S. Supreme Court Penfield Co. v. SEC
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