The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Powers, 629 F.2d 619 (9th Cir. 1980):
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 42 defines procedural requirements for contempt proceedings. 4 Although the rule is labeled "criminal", we have previously determined that the procedural safeguards established by Rule 42 apply equally to civil contempt proceedings. United States v. Alter, 482 F.2d 1016, 1023 (9th Cir. 1973).
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