In Re Earle

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• reviewing for abuse of discretion trial court’s ruling that party had not met conditions of purge
• reviewing for abuse of discretion trial court's ruling that party had not met conditions of purge
• evidence was sufficient to hold attorney in civil or criminal contempt for being unprepared for trial
• “When the trial court orders incarceration for an indefinite period until the performance of a specified act, the contempt is civil.”
• “When the 1 See Reece v. Smith, 292 Ga. App. 875, 877 (1) (665 SE2d 918) (2008) (explaining that a superior court is authorized to sentence a contemnor to 20 days in jail and to fine him up to $500 for each individual act of criminal contempt) (citing OCGA § 15-6-8 (5)

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Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Adams
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-03-18· cited 13×
• DeKalb County v. Adams
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-07-09· cited 8×
• Folds v. Barber
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-05-16· cited 3×
• In the Interest of J. D.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-18· cited 2×
• Lee, Black, Hart & Rouse, P.C. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-06-05

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Ensley v. Ensley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1977-10-20· cited 43×
• Hughes v. Department of Human Resources
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-07-13· cited 17×
• In Re Booker
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-05-09· cited 13×
• Torres v. Putnam County
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-10-25· cited 4×