United States Third Circuit

Because state courts have repeatedly found that a habeas petitioner had the ability to comply with a state court order, the state court reasonably concluded that there is no federal constitutional bar to petitioner's indefinite confinement for civil contempt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2002
• Published 08/20/2002

Judges

• Before:  ALITO, McKEE, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Albert Momjian,Nancy Winkelman (Argued), Kevin C. McCullough, Stephen A. Fogdall, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellants., D. Michael Fisher, William H. Ryan, Jr., Robert A. Graci, Amy Zapp, Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas S. Neuberger (Argued), Thomas S. Neuberger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Anna M. Durbin, Peter Goldberger, Ardmore, PA, Co-Counsel for Appellee.