Legal Opinion

Little v. Superior Court

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided May 3, 1994No. 1 CA-SA 94-0045PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

In this special action, the Petitioners, Billy Little and his attorney Robert Hirschfeld, argue that the trial court abused its discretion when it found them in contempt of court for violating a preliminary injunction and when it ordered them to pay Lisa Little $9,350, as restitution. Contempt orders are not appealable but are reviewable in appropriate circumstances by special action. Riley v. Superior Court, 124 Ariz. 498, 499, 605 P.2d 900, 901 (App.1979). We accept jurisdiction because the issue presented has not been previously addressed, and because it is of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Elder v. . RosenwasserNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  2. Conant v. BurnhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
  3. H. Norman Stone, Cross-Appellee v. R.G. Godbehere, Sheriff, Maricopa County Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  4. Velasco v. MalloryCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
  5. Marriage of Garrett v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Matter of HirschfeldArizona Supreme Court · 1998

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