Opinion ID: 2626674
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: ¶ 11 Mr. Wallace raises jurisdictional issues in his brief-in-chief. Much of his brief is dedicated to these issues. However, these issues were a part of the appeal in Appeal Number 102,346. The opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals notes that one of the orders from which Mr. Wallace appealed was in District Court Case No. PT-2002-56. [9] The present appeal from the conviction for indirect contempt of court is also from District Court Case No. PT-2002-56. ¶ 12 On December 22, 2006, the Court of Civil Appeals held that the appellant (Mr. Wallace) failed to show in his brief any support for his claim that the trial court did not have subject matter jurisdiction, and added that the record plainly revealed that the trial court acted within its authority to supervise the administration of the trusts at issue. ¶ 13 On March 26, 2007, this Court denied a motion to vacate the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals. That appeal was from the trial court's July 6, 2005, order, which granted the petitioners' motion for approval of a sale purchase agreement, and from the trial court's order of July 7, 2005, [10] for sale of real property. The two orders approved the sale of real property owned by two trusts of which Mr. Wallace was named a beneficiary. Among the petitioners were Ronald Saffa and The Trust Company of Oklahoma. That appeal provided an opportunity for Mr. Wallace to raise his jurisdictional issues. The decision of the Court of Civil Appeals is res judicata. [11] ¶ 14 This present appeal is from a contempt proceeding, which is ordinarily regarded as a collateral or separate action from the underlying case and separately appealable. Appellate review is limited to the contempt order itself. Lerma v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2006 OK 84, ¶ 8, 148 P.3d 880, 883.