IN RE CONTEMPT OF ENGLISH

No. 90417.

2008-Ohio-3671

In Re: Contempt of Brent L. English. In the matter styled: City of Brooklyn, Plaintiff, v. Matthew T. Frank, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED: July 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent L. English, Law Offices of Brent L. English, M.K. Ferguson Plaza, Suite 470, 1500 West Third Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorney for Appellant.

Timothy G. Dobeck, Law Director, Richard D. Summers, Assistant Law Director, City of Parma, 6611 Ridge Road, Parma, Ohio 44129, Hillary Goldberg, Prosecutor, City of Brooklyn, 7619 Memphis Avenue, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144, Attorneys for Appellee.

Rocco, J., Calabrese, P.J., and Blackmon, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

KENNETH A. ROCCO, J.:

{¶ 1} The contemnor, Brent L. English, appeals from a municipal court order finding him in direct criminal contempt and fining him $250. Appellant urges that the court's decision was erroneous because his conduct was not contemptuous and did not constitute an imminent threat to the administration of justice. He also contends that he did not receive due process. We find the court did not abuse...

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