Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Padron

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 10, 1978No. B-6930PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

Antonio Padrón sought release from the Nueces County jail where he was committed and “confined until such time as he shall consent to and does in fact execute and does sign the foregoing instruments in open court.” This court enlarged relator pending our decision in this case. Our concern has been the identity of the order that Padrón is charged with violating.

An order for civil contempt must be grounded upon one’s disobedience of an order that spells out “the details of compliance in clear, specific and unambiguous terms so that such person will readily know exactly what duties…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SlavinTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Ex Parte WerbludTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Ex Parte RatliffTexas Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Ex Parte HarvillTexas Supreme Court · 1967

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Ex Parte BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Ex Parte GrayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Ex Parte HodgesTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Ex Parte PriceTexas Supreme Court · 1987

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