During a one-day hearing pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81, respondent ordered petitioner to be quiet, and warned petitioner that if she continued interrupting the court, she would be found in contempt. Later in the hearing, respondent issued the two contempt citations when petitioner spoke before the court had completed its statements. These summary contempt findings were not supported by sufficient evidence; counsel's perceived misconduct can be best described as...
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