In Re Appeal of Duckman

¶ 1. Attorney Lorin Duckman appeals a district court order finding him in summary criminal contempt and placing him in custody for forty-five minutes. On appeal, attorney makes numerous claims regarding the court’s contempt order and subsequent denial of his motion to vacate. Generally, these claims can be summarized as follows: (1) attorney was justified in disobeying the court’s order because the court did not have the authority to issue the order, and an exception to the collateral bar rule applies; (2) the court’s contempt order was based on erroneous factual findings; (3) attorney was…