The phrase "a finding of contempt" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a court's determination that a person has disobeyed or shown disrespect for the court's authority.
Example: "The judge issued a finding of contempt against the defendant for failing to comply with the court order."
Alternatives: "a contempt ruling" or "a contempt determination".
The court also voided a finding of contempt against Microsoft.
.,' since a showing that the interrogation would be based upon the illegal interception of the witness' communications would constitute the 'just cause' that precludes a finding of contempt.
"Failure to comply with the terms of this Order may result in a finding of contempt," wrote Chutkan, who was appointed by President Barack Obama.
But the city has not released it, and lawyers for the board members returned to court this week to seek a finding of contempt in the case.
If a majority supports a finding of contempt, as it should, the matter would go to the United States attorney for the District of Columbia.
"A finding of contempt is within the sound discretion of the trial justice". Durfee v. Ocean State Steel, Inc., 636 A.2d 698, 704 (R.I.1994) (citing Brierly v. Brierly, 431 A.2d 412, 412 (R.I.1981)).
A finding of civil contempt can result only in a fine or other penalty designed to compel the violator to comply with the terms of the injunction but not as a punishment.
"A finding of civil contempt must be based on a party's lack of substantial compliance with a court order, which is demonstrated by the failure of a party to 'employ the utmost diligence in discharging [its] * * * responsibilities.'" Gardiner v. Gardiner, 821 A.232229, 232 (R.I.2003) (quoting Durfee, 636 at2d at 704).
The last time a case prosecuted by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development resulted in jail time was in February 2006, when Olufemi Falade, a building owner, agreed to a finding of civil contempt for failing to correct scores of violations at his buildings at 367 Tompkins Avenue, 543 Madison Street and 1122 New York Avenue in Brooklyn.
Specifically, this amendment would eliminate the minimum sentence requirement in the current bill and makes any violation of a protection order a trigger for inadmissibility, instead of requiring a finding of criminal contempt by a court.
First the Legal Aid Society sought a legal finding of contempt last week against the city's commissioner of homeless services, Linda I. Gibbs, for allowing the overnight stays.
