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Law Practice

Apr. 16, 2002

2nd District Upholds Contempt, Jail for Lawyer

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner acted within his power when he held an attorney in contempt of court and threw him in jail for five days for making false allegations against the jurist, an appellate court has ruled.

By Amy Tatko
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner acted within his power when he held an attorney in contempt of court and threw him in jail for five days for making false allegations against the jurist, an appellate court has ruled.
        "We find no evidence whatsoever of judicial miscondu...

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