IN RE CONTEMPT ORDER

No. 05-4191.

441 F.3d 1266 (2006)

In re CONTEMPT ORDER, Eric D. Petersen, Assistant Utah Attorney General and Special Assistant United States Attorney, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the brief:* Wayne T. Dance, Assistant United States Attorney (and Paul M. Warner, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Salt Lake City, UT.

Before KELLY, McKAY, and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.


PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Appellant Eric D. Petersen, a special assistant United States attorney, appeals from a summary criminal contempt order issued by a federal magistrate judge, and the subsequent denial of his appeal by the district court. Mr. Petersen was five minutes late to a pretrial detention hearing. He apologized to the court and fortunately was present in time to present the government's position. At the conclusion of the hearing, the magistrate...

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