their purpose the vindication of the dignity and authority of the court, and civil contempt proceedings which are intended to enforce the rights of private parties, to compel obedience to orders and decrees made to enforce their rights and to give them a remedy to which the court deems them entitled. United States Steel Corp. v. Fraternal Ass’n of Steel Haulers, 601 F.2d 1269 (3d Cir. 1979) (citing Doyle v. London Guarantee Co., 204 U.S. 599, 604-05, 27 S. Ct. 313, 51 L. Ed. 641 (1907)). Criminal contempt sanctions are considered final and appealable in pending actions by parties and non-parties. See Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, Intern. Union of Operating Engineers, 552 F.2d 498, 501 (3d Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 822, 98 S. Ct. 67, 54 L. Ed. 2d 79 (1975) (<HOLDING>); Carbon Fuel Co. v. United Mine Workers of
recognizing the general rule that once all claims against all parties have been dismissed a prior order will become final for purposes of appeal under 28 usc  1291 holding that pursuant to the collateral order doctrine and 28 usc  1291 a state may appeal from a district court order denying it eleventh amendment immunity holding that a nonparty may appeal an order of criminal contempt arising out of a pending action under 28 usc  1291 holding that jurisdiction to hear appeal from resolution of a rule 35 motion arises under 18 usc  3742 rather than 28 usc  1291 holding that order denying motion to dismiss a bankruptcy petition is final under 28 usc  1291