Plaintiff, who was committed to jail for contempt of court orders directing payment of support arrears, claims that the maximum period of confinement for such offense is six months, citing Judiciary Law § 774 (1) and Civil Rights Law § 72, and that defendants are liable to him in damages for keeping him in jail longer. However, as the motion court held, defendants were clearly acting under the authority of the commitment court, which denied an application by plaintiff...
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