United States Sixth Circuit

If a corporate officer avoids a court's order to the corporation by failing to take action or attempt compliance, they may be punished for contempt, and a civil contempt ruling is fully appropriate to impose judicial sanctions on a nonparty corporate officer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/18/2003
• Published 08/18/2003

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER, MOORE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rolland R. O'Hare (briefed), Sachs, Nunn, Kates, Kadushin, O'Hare, Helveston & Waldman, Detroit, MI, Sheldon M. Meizlish (briefed), Detroit, MI, Mark Granzotto (argued), Royal Oak, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• William L. Hooth (argued and briefed), Ryan Lee Perry (briefed), Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco, Troy, MI, for Defendant-Appellee.