Legal Opinion
Lister v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 25, 1979No. Civ. 18575PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
In this proceeding for a writ of prohibition, petitioner, Jim K. Lister, seeks to prohibit enforcement of a Sacramento Superior Court order adjudging him in criminal contempt and imposing two days’ imprisonment and a $100 fine. The court found the manner in which petitioner responded to two official questionnaires designed to elicit his eligibility and availability for jury service constituted “abuse of the process or proceedings of the court,” “disobedience of [a] lawful . .. order or process of the court,” and “unlawful interference with the process or proceedings” of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Lobrovich v. GeorgisonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
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