Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Foretich
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 25, 1989No. 88-1599PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In this unfortunate dispute over child custody and visitation, Dr. Jean Elizabeth Morgan has hidden her minor daughter from the court and from the child’s father, Morgan’s former husband, Dr. Eric A. Foretich. As a consequence, Morgan has been in jail for over twenty-three months— since August 28, 1987 — for civil contempt of court. She appeals from a trial court order of December 16, 1988, denying her motion for release (filed September 22, 1988). Morgan does not seek to relitigate this court’s ruling that her confinement for contempt initially was lawful. See Morgan…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Sanders v. ShephardIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
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