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Thu 2 Nov, 2006 08:32 am
How common is it for a lawyer to be arrested for contempt during court proceedings? What would you think of a lawyer who was arrested twice in two months for contempt of court? Would the lawyer be reported to the bar?
It's pretty uncommon and, although reporting requirements vary by state, I would venture to guess it would probably be reported to the state bar association.
Is this twice in one case or in two separate matters?
Two separate cases, in Southern California.
He said he wouldn't be reported to the bar association.
Interesting. Do you feel like PM'ing me his name? I work for the State Bar of California.
By the way, we pick up reports on attorneys in a variety of different ways, including news stories and letters from judges or reports from other interested parties.
I guess I don't have pm privileges yet. Can you send me one so I can respond?
Were both Contempt Citations from the same judge?
What must you do as a lawyer to get arrested in such cases? Here, some quite often get fined with a certain sum, but arrested?
(Btw: I don't think that the PM-exchange works :wink: )
I still get a message saying I don't have pm privileges.
From what I understand, it's not the same judge.
Is there anyway to get my pm's turned on?
I'd rather not give the information in public--you'll understand when I tell you about it.
You can call the State bar switchboard at 213-765-1000.
Ask for ext. 1180
Pollygirl wrote:Is there anyway to get my pm's turned on?
I'm afraid, no. (You get them after being a member for a certain time and having posting a certain number of responses.)
Thanks for the assistance. I wonder how many replies I need to make before I can respond via pm?
Well, darn it. It's gonna be a long time before I get any answer! I appreciate your responses.
In general, would a lawyer spend the night in jail?
It's possible. Unlikely, in my experience, but possible. It depends on what caused the contempt to be found by the court. If he really pissed off the judge then, yeah, he might do a night in stir. Or if the judge had repeatedly ordered him to do something which the attorney failed or refused to do.
What if while this lawyer was in jail, while playing poker with the deputies and losing money to them, another inmate choked to death on his own vomit. Would you find that credible?
No, I would find that completely incredible. It sounds like this guy is quite the tale spinner.
That's what I was thinking. He also said the deputies brought him Chinese for dinner and McDonald's for breakfast, all because he spent the night in jail.
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