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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from In Re Estate of Shlensky.

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1 In Re Estate of Shlensky Anchor
illappct · 1977
green “contempt will not lie when the alleged contemnor, through no fault of his own, is in a position where he cannot comply with the order of the court.” 3
2 Sanders v. Shephard
ill · 1994
green “it is evident that the sanction imposed is no longer fulfilling its original, coercive function.” 3
3 Sanders v. Shephard
ill · 1994
green “win his release at any time by complying with the order of the court” 3

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