Waffenschmidt v. Mackay

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1985-06-21

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CLARK, Chief Judge: I Nonparties who reside outside the territorial jurisdiction of a district court may be subject to that court’s jurisdiction if, with actual notice of the court’s order, they actively aid and abet a party in violating that order. This is so despite the absence of other contacts with the forum. We, therefore, affirm the judgment of the district court, holding that three of the respondents,…

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