In re Chaifetz

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

In this case an attorney was fined for contempt during a proceeding in a judge’s chambers. He argues that he was not guilty of contempt and that the adjudication against him was without due process of law.

A suit on a plumbing bill had been filed against one Haley. The plaintiff was represented by Mr. Politz and the defendant by the appellant Mr. Chaifetz. The record reveals that when the case was about to go to trial the two attorneys were invited into the judge’s chambers “to ascertain whether the case could be settled, if possible.”

In the discussion in the, judge’s…