DOWNEY v. CLAUDER

Nos. 93-3504, 93-3547.

30 F.3d 681 (1994)

Harriette Williams DOWNEY, Plaintiff, Mark A. Vander Laan, Attorney-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Michael A. CLAUDER, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Tucker, Norton Victor Goodman (argued and briefed), Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Columbus, OH, for Mark A. Vander Laan.

James B. Helmer, Jr. (briefed), James B. Helmer, Jr., Robert C. Neff, Jr. (argued), Helmer, Lugbill, Martins & Neff, Cincinnati, OH, for Michael A. Clauder.

Before: MARTIN, SUHRHEINRICH, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Attorney Mark Vander Laan maintains that the district court erred in holding him in contempt of court for failing to timely withdraw a copy of a civil complaint forwarded to the Cincinnati Bar Association. Michael A. Clauder cross appeals, contending that the court erroneously converted his motion for sanctions into a contempt proceeding. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the district court.

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