Cantillon v. Superior Court

RICHARDS, J. pro tem. *

This petition to review an adjudication of contempt made in connection with a pre-trial proceeding before the respondent court challenges the power of that court to make a finding of contempt based on a violation of rule 8.2, Rules for the Superior Courts.

It is a matter of common knowledge that court congestion in many areas throughout the United States has resulted frequently in a virtual denial of justice and is a matter of grave concern to the bench, the bar, and to the public. It is equally well known that a system of pretrial conferences as a means of expediting…