6th Circ. Axes Contempt Order For Atty Who Missed Hearing

By Emma Cueto ( August 24, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT) -- The Sixth Circuit has decided to overturn a contempt order against an attorney who was arrested for failing to appear at a show cause hearing when it conflicted with a trial in which he was representing another client, saying that the judge used the wrong standard when deciding whether to issue sanctions. . . .

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