in Re Dale Corder

Opinion issued April 10, 2009

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-09-00004-CV

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IN RE DALE CORDER, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

O P I N I O N Relator, Dale Corder, requests habeas corpus relief from the trial court's August 19, 2008 order holding him in contempt and committing him to confinement in the Harris County Jail for 180 days as punishment and, thereafter, as a civil coercive measure, from day to day until he pays child support arrearage. Real party in interest, Norma Jean Veglia, has filed no response to relator's…