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Call Now: 904-383-7448Any attorney appearing for a person without being employed, unless by leave of the court, is guilty of a contempt of court and shall be fined not less than $500.00.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 386; Code 1868, § 447; Code 1873, § 412; Code 1882, § 412; Civil Code 1895, § 4422; Civil Code 1910, § 4960; Code 1933, § 9-602.)
This section leaves the trial judge no discretion whatever. M & M Mars v. Jones, 129 Ga. App. 389, 199 S.E.2d 617 (1973).
- O.C.G.A. § 15-19-9 had no applicability in federal court as the statute was designed to enable state courts to discipline attorneys who purported to act for litigants but lacked the requisite authority to do so. Crowder v. Altegra Credit Co. (In re Crowder), Bankr. (Bankr. N.D. Ga. July 7, 2006).
Cited in Bell v. Macon Fin. Co., 42 Ga. App. 258, 155 S.E. 493 (1930); Thomas v. Hubert, 84 Ga. App. 710, 66 S.E.2d 924 (1951); Studdard v. Evans, 108 Ga. App. 819, 135 S.E.2d 60 (1964).
- 7A C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 235.
- Use of affidavits to establish contempt, 79 A.L.R.2d 657.
Right of attorney to continue divorce or separation suit against wishes of his client, 92 A.L.R.2d 1009.
Total Results: 1
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2011-05-16
Citation: 710 S.E.2d 130, 289 Ga. 186, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 1466, 2011 Ga. LEXIS 377
Snippet: denied Mother's petition "pursuant to OCGA §§ 19-6-15, 19-9-3, and 19-9-24 and all other applicable law..