96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9011, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,930 Penelope Watson v. Sherman Block, Sheriff Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General for the State of California Hon. William R. Pounders, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles

102 F.3d 433 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9011 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,930 Penelope WATSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sherman BLOCK, Sheriff; Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General for the State of California; Hon. William R. Pounders, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-56346. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 11, 1995. Decided Dec. 13, 1996. Garrett J. Zelen, Los Angeles, CA, for petitioner-appellant. Frederick R. Bennett, Assistant County Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, for respondents-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, D.C. No. CV-94-6012-RAG; Richard A. Gadbois, District Judge, Presiding. Before: BROWNING, NORRIS and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 Attorney Penelope Watson appeals the denial of her habeas petition claiming that her due process rights were violated when she was held in summary contempt. We reverse. 2 Ms. Watson represented William Mora in a multi-defendant special circumstances murder trial that began on March 28, 1994, in Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge…