Trombi v. Donahoe

OPINION

SWANN, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Deputy Chief David Trombi of the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (“MCSO”) brought this special action to challenge an order of the criminal presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court finding him in contempt of court in his role as the officer in charge of prisoner transport. The contempt order, which the court viewed as civil in nature, arose from the court’s finding that MCSO had failed in thirty cases to timely transport in-custody defendants to scheduled court proceedings.

¶ 2 We hold that the court had the authority to conduct the contempt…