“if no order has been violated, contempt can only be found if the conduct is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice or calculated to lessen the court's authority and dignity.”
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Alan v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2010 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote
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if no order has been violated, contempt can only be found if the conduct is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice or calculated to lessen the court's authority and dignity.
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ANITA TALLO v. PETER ILLES
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2022 · confidence medium
Weekly D2519 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov. 24, 2021); Hudson v. Marin, 259 So. 3d 148, 166 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018); Aurora Bank v. Cimbler, 166 So. 3d 921 , 927 n.5 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015); Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So. 2d 596, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); see also Tsokos v. Sunset Cove Invs., Inc., 936 So. 2d 667, 668 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, etc. v. JULIE NICOLAS
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2021 · confidence medium
These rare cases involve situations “when a party is about to be cited for contempt on the basis of acts which could not constitute contempt of court.” Tsokos v. Sunset Cove Invs., Inc., 936 So. 2d 667 , 667–68 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006); see, e.g., Aurora Bank v. Cimbler, 166 So. 3d 921 , 927 n.5 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015) (issuing writ to prohibit proceedings seeking sanctions because “[r]efusing to comply with a nonparty mediator’s discovery requests directed at privileged information is not contemptuous conduct”); Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So. 2d 596, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (“[P]rohibition will…
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Hudson v. Marin
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Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2018 · confidence medium
See Aurora Bank v. Cimbler, 166 So. 3d 921 , 927 n.5 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015) (concluding that prohibition would lie to prevent the trial court from going forward on a hearing for civil contempt sanctions for violation of a discovery order because, in part, “[r]efusing to comply with a non-party mediator’s discovery requests directed at privileged information is not contemptuous conduct”); Tsokos v. Sunset Cove Invs., Inc., 936 So. 2d 667, 667-68 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006) (granting a writ of prohibition and quashing an order to show cause “why [the petitioners] should not be held in indirect crimin…
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Aurora Bank v. Cimbler & Fl Mediation
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
Moreover, “prohibition will lie 'when a party is about to be cited for contempt on the basis of acts which could not constitute contempt of court.’ ” Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So.2d 596, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (quoting State ex rel.
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Aurora Bank v. Cimbler & Fl Mediation
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
We also grant the Bank’s petition for writ of prohibition and prohibit the trial court from any further exercise of jurisdiction over this matter. 5 Moreover, “prohibition will lie ‘when a party is about to be cited for contempt on the basis of acts which could not constitute contempt of court.’” Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So. 2d 596, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (quoting State ex rel.
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Robert Michael Ardis v. Sarah Harper Ardis
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
Indirect criminal contempt may be found for violation of a court order, but only if the order “clearly and definitely advise[s] the person of its command and direction.” Young v. State, — So.3d -, 2015 WL 1810408 , at *1 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (quoting Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So.2d 596, 598 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)) (emphasis added).
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Young v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So.2d 596, 598 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (citing Justice v. State, 400 So.2d 1037, 1038 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981)).
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Haeussler v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2012 · confidence medium
Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So.2d 596, 598 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).
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Tsokos v. Sunset Cove Investments, Inc.
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2006 · signal: see also · confidence medium
See also Eubanks v. Agner, 636 So.2d 596, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).