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ZIMMERMANN v. IOWA DIST. COURT

No. 91-527.

480 N.W.2d 70 (1992)

Jerry ZIMMERMANN, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR BENTON COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda Potterfield of Johnston, Larson, Potterfield, Zimmermann & Nathanson, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for plaintiff.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., John M. Parmeter, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Kathrine S. Miller-Todd, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Considered by CARTER, P.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

LAVORATO, Justice.

The plaintiff, an attorney, challenges a contempt adjudication arising out of his alleged violation of a juvenile court order. We conclude the attorney's actions did not constitute contempt and therefore sustain the writ of certiorari.

I. Factual Background.

This attorney contempt case stems from juvenile court proceedings that followed a child in need of assistance (CINA) adjudication. The child in question, T.D., was determined...

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