UNITED STATES v. PROFESSIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

Nos. 81-2145, 81-2146 and 81-2147.

703 F.2d 443 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROFESSIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ORGANIZATION, LOCAL 504, Doug Ramsay and Steve Helton, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger D. Sandack, Salt Lake City, Utah (A. Wally Sandack, Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on brief), Sandack & Sandack, Salt Lake City, Utah, for defendants-appellants.

Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Atty., Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C. (J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frederick Geilfuss, Atty., Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Brent Ward, U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on brief), Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOYLE, McKAY and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.


LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Local 504, Local President Doug Ramsay, and Local Vice-President Steve Helton appeal from the district court's judgment holding them in civil contempt for failure to comply with a temporary restraining order issued by the court. The defendants challenge the holding of contempt and the imposition of fines pursuant to the contempt citation.

On August 3, 1981, the Professional...

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