U.S. v. PROFESSIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ORGANIZATION

No. 81-1800.

678 F.2d 1 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. PROFESSIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ORGANIZATION (PATCO), PATCO LOCAL 202 et al., Defendants, Appellees, Robert Belanger, President, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul McEachern, Portsmouth, N. H., with whom Shaines, Madrigan & McEachern Professional Association, Portsmouth, N. H., was on brief, for appellant Robert Belanger.

W. Stephen Thayer, III, U. S. Atty., with whom Robert J. Lynn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Concord, N. H., was on brief, for appellee.

Before ALDRICH and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges, TORRUELLA, District Judge.


TORRUELLA, District Judge.

This appeal questions the validity of a finding of ostensibly civil contempt made against appellant Robert Belanger (Belanger) for violating a Preliminary Injunction Order issued by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on October 23, 1981. Belanger is President of Local 202 of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire. On August 3, 1981 a nationwide...

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