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U.S. v. ROBINSON

No. 89-4076.

922 F.2d 1531 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory ROBINSON, et al., Defendants, Barbara A. Butler, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Sheppard, Cyra C. O'Daniel, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellant.

Thomas E. Morris, Kathleen A. O'Malley, Asst. U.S. Attys., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, Senior District Judge.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from the district court's holding of attorney Barbara A. Butler in contempt under the summary contempt procedure authorized by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 42(a). In this appeal, Butler argues that the conduct for which she was cited does not constitute contempt. We agree and therefore reverse the district court and dismiss the case.

I. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE

Barbara A. Butler, an attorney in Jacksonville...

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