California Court of Appeal

Orders adjudging petitioner, an attorney and former trustee of a trust, in direct contempt of court for refusing to sign a document giving current trustee access to trust property, are void and annulled where the written orders fail to mention the prior order to cooperate, and thus fail to meet the jurisdictional requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 1211(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2006
• Published 09/08/2006

Judges

• TURNER, P. J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nina Ringgold in pro per for Petitioner., Oldman, Cooley, Sallus, Gold, Birnberg & Coleman, Marshal A. Oldman, Los Angeles, and Mary-Felicia Apanius, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.