MORGAN v. FORETICH

No. 86-1137.

528 A.2d 425 (1987)

Jean Elizabeth MORGAN, Appellant, v. Eric A. FORETICH, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Allen Dale, Washington, D.C., and Richard L. Ducote, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

John C. Lenahan and Joseph Volpe III, Fairfax, Va., for appellee.

Before MACK, BELSON and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

In Morgan v. Foretich, 521 A.2d 248 (D.C.1987) [Morgan I], we recognized the qualified due process right of a civil contemnor facing incarceration to a public hearing in a child custody and visitation rights dispute. We remanded the record to have the trial court reassess its decision to close a civil contempt hearing in light of our opinion. Today, we hold that the findings made by the trial...

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