Commonwealth v. Sabia’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 2011
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Codispoti v. Pennsylvania · Knaus v. Knaus · In Re Martorano · Commonwealth v. Marcone · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Magaziner v. Magaziner
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“We agree . . . with DER that the mere passage of time does not remove a contempt action from its underpinnings-namely, an order of this Court with which the defendant has failed to comply. In this case, although two and one-half years have lapsed since this Court issued its enforcement Order, DER nonetheless bases its contempt petition on Sabia's alleged failure to comply with that Order. The contempt proceeding arises directly from and is an integral part of DER's original enforcement action.”
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