Opinion ID: 1830567
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Heading: Count IIContempt Citations

Text: Prior to September 30, 1998, the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, held respondent in contempt of court on three separate occasions for failing to file timely briefs in criminal appeals and ordered him to pay fines totaling $1,100 plus costs. On the third occasion, respondent was placed on unsupervised probation for a period of two years with the special condition that, if he became delinquent in any criminal or civil matter, the contempt charge would be reactivated. Subsequently, respondent was delinquent in filing a brief in another criminal matter and was charged with contempt for a fourth time. [3] As a result, the court revoked respondent's probation and sentenced him to three days incarceration. The court then filed a disciplinary complaint against respondent.