J-II INVESTMENTS, INC. v. Leon County

Appellants challenge a trial court order finding they had failed to purge an earlier contempt order and fining them accordingly. We affirm without comment the trial court’s finding that Appellants failed to purge their contempt. We write only to address Appellants’ argument that the trial court, by imposing the fine, converted the civil contempt proceeding into a criminal contempt proceeding without affording the proper constitutional protections. We reject this argument and affirm the trial court’s decision.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case has a long and contentious history. It began in…