Matter of Schwartz
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Per curiam
Appellant, an attorney, was summarily adjudged guilty of contempt of court and ordered to pay a fine of $200 or serve a sentence of ten days in jail. He contends on appeal the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of contempt. We agree and reverse.
Appellant was counsel for a defendant (husband) in a divorce proceeding in the Domestic Relations Branch of Superior Court. The divorce had been granted by the court in February 1976, but the case was continued for further hearings to determine the questions of custody of the minor child, the amount of child support, and whether attorney’s…
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- In Re McConnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In the Matter of David DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Jacques M. SchifferCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- In the Matter of David T. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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