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LAMBERT v. STATE OF MONTANA

No. 76-1037.

545 F.2d 87 (1976)

Howard A. LAMBERT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 26, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis P. Conner (argued), Great Falls, Mont., for petitioner-appellant.

Charles Erdmann, Atty. (argued), Helena, Mont., for respondent-appellee.

Before LAY, WRIGHT and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the novel question as to whether due process considerations may affect the duration of confinement resulting from a state court's commitment arising from a finding of civil contempt. The petitioner, Howard A. Lambert, seeks a writ of habeas corpus alleging as unconstitutional his continuing confinement in a county jail as a result of a civil contempt order entered by a Montana state judge. The federal district court found that...

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