AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. ALLIED PILOTS ASS'N

No. 91-1307.

968 F.2d 523 (1992)

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff, v. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION, et al., Defendants, v. Neal D. MOLLEN, Donald Havermann, and Clay Humphries, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kleber C. Miller, R.H. Wallace, Jr., Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, Fort Worth, Tex., Peter Buscemi, William J. Gardner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, D.C., for appellants Neal Mollen and Donald Havermann.

Sloan B. Blair, Edward L. Kemble, Fort Worth, Tex., for appellant Clay Humphries.

Bill F. Bogle, Harris, Finley & Bogle, Fort Worth, Tex., for amicus curiae, on behalf of the U.S. Dist. Court for N.D. Tex.

Before GOLDBERG, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Several attorneys for American Airlines appeal the rulings of the district court finding them in contempt of court, in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and in violation of various state and local disciplinary rules. We reverse the criminal contempt convictions and otherwise affirm the district court's order.

I.

In December 1990, the Allied Pilots Association (the union) allegedly engaged...

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