Berkowitz v. Berkowitz

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

Steven A. Berkowitz appeals the trial court’s orders which found Berkowitz in indirect criminal contempt and continued a protective injunction. We reverse.

In this case, Berkowitz presented the trial judge with a motion to disqualify at the beginning of the hearing to determine whether Berkowitz had violated a protective injunction and whether the injunction should be continued. The trial judge would not allow counsel to approach the bench to give him the motion. The trial judge immediately conducted the hearing on the indirect criminal contempt and the continuation…