HENLEY v. IOWA DIST. COURT FOR EMMET CTY.

No. 94-605.

533 N.W.2d 199 (1995)

Sheral HENLEY, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR EMMET COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Sandy, Spirit Lake, for plaintiff.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Robert P. Ewald, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Lynn K. Fillenwarth, County Atty., for defendant.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.


NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an original certiorari action brought by Sheral Henley, a victim of domestic violence. Henley comes before this court, however, not as a victim but as a contemnor charged with aiding and abetting the violation of the very order issued to protect her. She claims the court was without authority to cite or punish her for contempt. We annul the writ.

The record reveals that Henley has suffered vicious abuse at the hands of Raul Medrano...

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