Legal Opinion
Matter of Evans
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1982No. 80-838, 80-1434PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:
The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. On September 28, 1977, appellant, a member of the District of Columbia Bar, was held in contempt of court by the Honorable Sylvia Bacon and fined $500 for having failed on three separate occasions to appear for scheduled court appearances. In August 1978, Judge Bacon issued an order directing appellant to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failing to pay the $500 fine. On appellant’s motion, Judge Bacon then recused herself and the case was reassigned to Judge Braman. After a hearing on January…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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