In Re Albert

The respondent was adjudged guilty of contempt by the Court of Appeals for his failure on three occasions to take timely action when so ordered by that Court.

On appeal respondent questions the jurisdiction of the Court to initiate contempt proceedings, the procedure for establishing the contempt and the validity of the orders upon which the contempt is based.

The Michigan Constitution 1963, art 6, § 10 provides that “The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals shall be provided by law.” The jurisdiction of that Court to control the conduct of those attorneys before it was explicitly legislated…