The court had issued its first contempt order in May, 1993.
The contempt order is quasi-criminal which should never be enforced.
She was doing what the judge had asked, and by so doing, purged herself of his contempt order.
As a rule, contempt orders remain in effect until a grand jury has completed its investigation.
He also hit the union with a contempt order requiring a $1 million fine for each day it is on strike.
Ms. Weingarten said she would seek a contempt order against the city if the new capital plan fell short of that promise.
If the panel grants stays, the fines would stop until the appeal of the contempt order had been resolved.
Apology accepted, but we will still deal with the contempt order later.
The last piece of business the judge brought up was the contempt order against Chandler.
Once the city presents its evidence, he said, the contempt orders will be thrown out.