Case Name: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathon P. BELL, Defendant-Appellant, and CG Bellkor, LLC, Defendant, Kyle A. Stephenson, Receiver
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-06-23
Citations: 576 F. App'x 196
Docket Number: No. 14-1014
Parties: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathon P. BELL, Defendant-Appellant, and CG Bellkor, LLC, Defendant, Kyle A. Stephenson, Receiver.
Judges: Before KEENAN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 576
Pages: 196–197

Head Matter:
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathon P. BELL, Defendant-Appellant, and CG Bellkor, LLC, Defendant, Kyle A. Stephenson, Receiver.
No. 14-1014.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 30, 2014.
Decided: June 23, 2014.
Jonathon P. Bell, Appellant Pro Se. John David Folds, Baker, Donelson, Bear-man, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Washington, DC, for Appellee.
Before KEENAN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Affirmed in part, dismissed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Jonathon Bell appeals the district court's orders granting Federal National Mortgage Association's motion for summary judgment, finding Bell personally liable for $17,959.67 for civil contempt, and issuing a show cause order as to whether Bell should be held in criminal contempt. We affirm in part, dismiss in part, vacate in part, and remand for a recalculation of damages as to Bell.
This Court "reviewfs] the ultimate decision as to whether the contempt was proper for abuse of discretion, the underlying legal questions de novo, and any factual findings for clear error." In re Under Seal, 749 F.3d 276, 285 (4th Cir.2014) (citations omitted). To establish civil contempt, a movant must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence:
(1) the existence of a valid decree of which the alleged contemnor had actual or constructive knowledge; (2) that the decree was in the movant's favor; (3) that the alleged contemnor by its conduct violated the terms of the decree, and had knowledge (at least constructive knowledge) of such violations; and (4) that the movant suffered harm as a result.
Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 288, 301 (4th Cir.2000) (citation and alterations omitted). Civil contempt is an appropriate sanction only if the court has issued an order "which sets forth in specific detail an unequivocal command which a party has violated." In re Gen. Motors Corp., 61 F.3d 256, 258 (4th Cir.1995) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Our review of the record leads us to conclude that Bell's transfer of $11,515.21 in funds prior to the district court's entry of its injunction was not in violation of an order of the court. Accordingly, we vacate the portion of the court's August 27 and December 11, 2013 orders related to Bell's damages. We remand the matter to permit the district court to recalculate Bell's liability for damages.
Bell's remaining arguments on appeal are without merit. We affirm the district court's order granting summary judgment for the reasons stated by the district court. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Bell, No. 3:13-cv-00039-DJN-MHL (E.D.Va. Oct. 29, 2013). In light of Bell's guilty plea, we dismiss as moot Bell's challenge to the district court's order to show cause why he should not be held in criminal contempt. We grant Bell's motion to proceed in for-ma pauperis and deny Federal National Mortgage Association's motion to strike Bell's reply brief. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this Court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED IN PART; DISMISSED IN PART; VACATED IN PART AND REMANDED.
The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a federal magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).