"It is settled law that the power to punish for contempt is an inherent power of the federal courts and that it includes the power to punish violations of their own orders."
How later courts described this case
- "It is settled law that the power to punish for contempt is an inherent power of the federal courts and that it includes the power to punish violations of their own orders."
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The opinion
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
PER CURIAM.
The Petition for Rehearing is denied and no member of this panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court having requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc, (Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Fifth Circuit Rule 12) the Petition for Rehearing En Banc is denied.