What is the test for a judge to order full remedial relief in a civil contempt case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Berger v. Heckler, 771 F.2d 1556 (2nd Cir. 1985):

Thus, "[t]he measure of the court's power in civil contempt proceedings is determined by the requirements of full remedial relief." McComb v. Jacksonville Paper

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