Taylor

The question in this case is whether the Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to review upon appeal an order of the lower-court dated February 1, 1944, adjudging-the appellants in contempt for violation of' a permanent injunction entered March 6,. 1943, The order in issue directs the appellants to reduce all rents to amounts not-exceeding the maximum rent regulations, 1 to return all amounts collected in excess, of the maximum rents, and to appear before the court March 31, 1944, and furnish proof of compliance with said order. The-court also reserved the power to commit-said appellants to jail for non-compliance-with the terms of the order, and further reserved the power to make other orders-as might be necessary.

By the same order appellant Stanley W. Taylor was required to pay into court the-sum of $500 as costs for the contempt proceedings with the proviso that if appellant had complied with the terms of the order within the sixty day period, the $500 would be remitted. Any question with reference to this assessment is now moot as the assessment was remitted to appellant April' 13, 1944.

The appellee, the Price Administrator,, has moved this court to dismiss the appeal…