Opinion ID: 2995486
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Heading: Imprisonment and Fine

Text: Rinaldi also asserted that he may not be both imprisoned and fined for civil contempt pursuant to United States v. Holloway, 991 F.2d 370, 373 (7th Cir. 1993). In Holloway, we held that a contemnor may not be both imprisoned and fined for criminal contempt. See id. at 374. However, in contrast [with criminal contempt], a court may punish civil contempt by both a fine and imprisonment. Campbell v. Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc., 138 F.3d 996, 1005 n.11 (5th Cir. 1998); see also In re Dinnan, 625 F.2d 1146, 1150 (5th Cir. 1980). Therefore, because the contempt order in this case was civil, Rinaldi’s argument was rejected.