United States Third Circuit

A state court decision, finding that confinement for civil contempt for refusal to comply with an order directing payment into an escrow account did not cease to be coercive where petitioner was able to comply but refused to do so, was neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/04/2002
• Published 12/04/2002

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.