Drew v. Montana Tenth Judicial District Court

¶1 Roberta Drew (Drew) challenges, by way of Petition for Writ of Certiorari, the Order of the Montana Tenth Judicial District Court, the Honorable Loren Tucker presiding, finding her in contempt of court and imposing sanctions including the service of jail time. Drew’s Writ is denied.

ISSUE

¶2 The only issue in this case is whether the amendment to § 3-1-518, MCA (2001), which permits a judge to punish a contempt arising from violations of an order issued by that judge after a hearing on the merits of the order, offend due process in contravention of our Opinion in Kauffman v. 21st Judicial…