Lapique
Lapique v. Superior Court
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Finlayson, J.
A writ of review was issued herein upon the petition of John Lapique asking us to annul an order of the superior court for Los Angeles County adjudging him guilty of contempt. We have this day annulled that order (ante, p. 407 [ 229 Pac. 1010 ]). The writ of review was issued out of this court on May 19, 1924. It was directed to the superior court and to the Honorable Frank C. Collier, a judge thereof, commanding them to certify to this court, for hearing on May 27, 1924, a transcript of the record in the contempt proceedings against Lapique, and in the meantime “to desist from further proceedings in the matter so to be reviewed. ’ ’ The order which we were asked to annul was made by the superior court on May 15, 1924.
Lapique, claiming that Judge Collier is in contempt of this court, filed an affidavit herein on May 26, 1924, from which the following facts are made to appear: A copy of our writ of review was served upon Judge Collier on May 20, 1924, at about 11 o’clock in the forenoon. On the day preceding (whether before or after the issuance of our writ does not appear), the judge made and caused to be entered in the minutes of the superior court a purported order as follows:…