United States v. Ralph J. Jackson

891 F.2d 296 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph J. JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-30083. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 24, 1989. * Decided Dec. 6, 1989. Before ALARCON, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Defendant Ralph Jackson appeals from the district court's judgment of direct contempt, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 401 (1). District Judge William Dwyer sentenced Jackson to six months' imprisonment, consecutive to other terms previously imposed, for obscenities directed at District Judge Barbara Rothstein at a sentencing hearing. 3 We review a lower court's decision to impose sanctions for contempt for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Washington, 761 F.2d 1419, 1421 (9th Cir.1985). Under this standard, a contempt order will not be reversed unless we have a definite and firm conviction that the court below committed a clear error of…