Carranza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SELVIN O. CARRANZA, CASE NO. 14cv773-JO-AGS

Plaintiff, ORDER HOLDING v. ATTORNEY JANINE K. 13 EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et. al., JEFFERY IN CONTEMPT 14 Defendants. 15 16 On February 2, 2023, the Court held attorney Janine K. Jeffery in criminal contempt, imposed sanctions of $4,000, and informed her that she would be referred to the California state bar. In accordance with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 42(b), the below recites the facts relevant to the contempt finding and certifies that the undersigned saw and heard the conduct that constitutes contempt of court. I. LEGAL STANDARD A court has authority to hold an individual in criminal contempt for “[m]isbehavior . . . in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice.” See 18 U.S.C. § 401. Misbehavior obstructs the administration of justice when it is willful and “actually obstruct[s] the district judge in…