Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Superior Court of State of Alaska
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1985No. S-147PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order imposing sanctions upon an attorney. We affirm.
Clem H. Stephenson, appellant, represented M.D. in two related matters: a child custody dispute and a criminal case. In the custody dispute, Stephenson failed to appear for a pretrial conference on August *65523, 1983.1 He also advised his client to send a letter to a psychiatrist, Dr. Roth-rock, forbidding him to release information that had been ordered released by the superior court.2
Following these events, the superior court issued an order requiring Stephenson to appear and show cause why he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Nicholas R. AllisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Esch v. Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Third Judicial DistrictAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Davis v. Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Fourth Judicial DistrictAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Tobey v. Superior Court, Third Judicial District at AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
3Cited by3 opinions
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