IN RE LONG

No. 97-0373.

984 S.W.2d 623 (1999)

In re Bill LONG, District Clerk, Dallas County, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Michael Jung, John Clark Long, IV, Dallas, for relator.

Timothy E. Kelley, Dallas, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Relator Long's motion for rehearing is granted. We withdraw our opinion of July 3, 1998 and substitute the following in its place.

In this mandamus proceeding, the Dallas County District Clerk seeks relief from a judgment of contempt for violating an injunction. We hold that, because the Clerk violated the injunction each time he collected the court reporter fee or the sheriff fee, the trial court could assess multiple fines. However, the Clerk...

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