Lilienthal v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District

Appellant Lilienthal appeals a Rosebud County District Court judgment finding him in contempt of Court for his failure to vacate real property belonging to the Powder River County Bank (Bank) and ordering him to pay the Bank $5,500 in compensatory damages.

He raises essentially two issues on appeal: (1) He claims that he was denied due process because the District Court did not allow him sufficient time to seek legal assistance before declaring him in contempt. (2) He claims that the District Court had no jurisdiction to award compensatory damages to the Bank because they are not allowed in…