Hogrobrooks v. Routon

Attorney Heather Patrice Hogrobrooks was held in contempt by Judge Steve Routon of the St. Francis County Municipal Court. A fine was assessed against her. Thereafter, Judge Routon refused to allow Ms. Hogrobrooks to represent clients before the Municipal Court on the ground that the fine remained unpaid.

On October 19, 1994, Ms. Hogrobrooks filed in St. Francis Circuit Court a document entitled “Writ of Mandamus, Writ of Prohibition, and Request Pursuant to Rule 37 for Post Conviction Relief’ in which she sought to have the Municipal Court Clerk file pleadings she had prepared on behalf of a…