1. Whether civil contempt sanctions imposed
through proceedings that undisputedly
comported with civil due process may be
affirmed even if the contempt order
seemingly also imposed punitive sanctions.
2. Whether the defense of "substantial
compliance" involves more than a
mathematical inquiry and instead requires
alleged civil contemnors to show they took
"all reasonable steps" to comply with the
clear intent of pertinent court orders.
3. Whether a court of appeals should consider
whether opinions expressed by a district judge were properly formed during the course of litigation and should give significant
weight to the resulting waste and duplication
of judicial effort before taking the
extraordinary step of removing a diligent
district judge from a complex case.

Whether civil contempt sanctions imposed through proceedings that undisputedly comported with civil due process may be affirmed even if the contempt order seemingly also imposed punitive sanctions