Opinion ID: 1162726
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Heading: The Third Loretta Bowman Incident

Text: The evidence adduced at the formal hearing in this respect included exemplified copies of an order to show cause issued by appellant in a civil action on August 27, 1986, an affidavit in support of the order executed by plaintiff's counsel in the matter, and a certified copy of a transcript of pertinent proceedings in appellant's courtroom conducted on August 26, 1986. [25] Appellant's order directed Loretta Bowman, the Clerk of the Eighth Judicial District Court, to appear before appellant to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of Court and a jail term imposed for her prior failure to take the Plaintiff's Motion For Judgment Against Defaulting Garnishee ... off calendar for August 25, 1986 by reason of the Stipulation For Judgment and Order so filed and entered in said action on August 21, 1986. Based upon this evidence, the commission found that appellant abused the contempt power vested in him by again issuing an order directing Loretta Bowman, Clerk of the Court, to appear and show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court for her prior failure to remove a matter from the court's calendar.