Danford

Petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition to restrain the superior court from entertaining proceedings instituted. against petitioner charging him with contempt of court. The affidavit upon which the contempt proceedings are based alleges that on March 1, 1909, petitioner, who theretofore had been an attorney licensed to practice law, was disbarred from practice in all courts of the state by an order of the superior court in Los Angeles County in accord with proceedings duly instituted for that purpose. About three and a half years thereafter the judge who had made the order of disbarment, acting upon his own motion, ordered the petitioner reinstated to the practice of the law in the superior court and recommended full reinstatement to practice in all courts of the state by the district court of appeal. In accord with this order, petitioner took the oath to support the constitution of the United States and of this state, and to faithfully discharge the duties of attorney and counselor at law. On March 24, 1913, another judge sitting in the superior court in Los Angeles County set aside the order of reinstatement on motion of an attorney representing the Bar Association of Los Angeles…