United States Third Circuit

Plaintiffs-public housing tenants' motion to cite defendant-housing authority for civil contempt is granted where it violated a consent decree by failing to factor rising gas rates into allowances plaintiffs were entitled to receive for their gas bills.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/27/2005
• Decided 09/13/2005
• Published 09/13/2005

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, ALITO and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul A. Brooks (Argued), George Gould, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan C. Kessler, Abbe F. Fletman (Argued), Stephanie L. Kosta, Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees.