David Dorfman was a legal malpractice defendant, and then got on the bad side of Federal Judge Denise Cote.  He did not pay the judgment, and eventually, Judge Cote referred the case to the US Attorney.  Here is the result from the NYLJ:

"Attorney Pleads Guilty to Contempt of Court

A lawyer who violated a court order governing management of his law practice following a malpractice verdict has pleaded guilty to contempt of court. David A. Dorfman, who lost a $385,000 malpractice case because he had exaggerated his legal experience and then missed a routine filing deadline in a civil case, repeatedly frustrated the plaintiff and then Southern District Judge Denise Cote as he dragged his heels in paying the judgment. The plaintiff, Ricky Baker, had hired Mr. Dorfman in 1994 to sue New York City after he had been misdiagnosed as HIV-positive, but Mr. Dorfman missed the one-year-and-90-day deadline for filing. On Monday, just a week before his contempt trial was to begin, Mr. Dorfman admitted to violating Judge Cote’s order that enjoined him from hiring new staff without the consent of plaintiff’s counsel or leave of the court. The contempt prosecution was brought after Judge Cote asked the U.S. attorney’s office to bring charges in 2006. Mr. Dorfman faces a maximum of six months in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 7. – "