Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Robert Gross wrote the ruling. Photo: Melanie Bell/ALM.
An indirect criminal contempt conviction against a South Florida attorney has fallen apart at the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which found although it was “an understatement” to say the lawyer “dropped the litigation ball” in a civil case, the judge’s order to show cause was insufficient.
It’s a ruling that demonstrates just how specific judges need to be for a contempt finding to survive scrutiny, as it’s not enough to simply state that a violation occurred.
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