Scelba v. Scelba

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• applying the fugitive disentitlement doctrine where the appellant did not comply with a court order and was held in contempt for her failure to appear at multiple hearings
• applying the fugitive disentitlement doctrine where the appellant did not comply with a court order and was held in contempt for her failure to appear at multiple hearings
• applying the fugitive disentitlement doctrine where the appellant did not comply with a court order and was held in contempt for her failure to appear at multiple hearings
• applying a similar “fugitive disentitlement doctrine” as an exercise of inherent contempt power to dismiss the appeal of a fugitive appellant where the fugitive status was connected to the appellate process being sought
• dismissing the appeal where, in light of appellant’s continued disobedience of court orders, the court took “a dim view of the possibility that she will voluntarily return ... or otherwise cooperate with any order she does not fancy”
• dismissing the appeal where, in light of appellant’s continued disobedience of court orders, the court took “a dim view of the possibility that she will voluntarily return . . . or otherwise cooperate with any order she does not fancy”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).