Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. v. Joseph MEYER
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-06-21
Citations: 375 So. 2d 372
Docket Number: No. 64858
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. v. Joseph MEYER.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 375
Pages: 372–373

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. v. Joseph MEYER.
No. 64858.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 21, 1979.

Opinion:
In Re: Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, applying for Writs of Certiorari, and Stay Order (Orleans Parish # 269-980)
Writ denied. The attorney's conduct was contumacious behavior toward the judge tending to impair the dignity of the court and respect for his authority. All orders and judgments of courts must be complied with promptly. If a person to whom a court directs an order believes that order is incorrect the remedy is to apply for review, but absent a stay, to comply promptly with the order pending review. Persons who make private determinations of the law and refuse to obey an order risk criminal contempt even if the order is ultimately ruled incorrect. See Maness v. Meyers, 419 U.S. 449, 95 S.Ct. 584, 42 L.Ed.2d 574 (1975); 12 A.L.R.2d 1059,
The trial judge has it within his discretion to permit relator to purge himself of contempt by either complying with the court's order or seeking review of that order.