Opinion
G044755 Super. Ct. No. 08D005626
01-18-2012
In re Marriage of CHRISTINA M. and CHRISTOPHER R. ERWIN. CHRISTINA M. ERWIN, Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER R. ERWIN, Appellant.
Christopher R. Erwin, in pro. per., for Appellant.
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OPINION
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Ronald P. Kreber, Judge. Appeal dismissed.
Christopher R. Erwin, in pro. per., for Appellant.
No appearance for Respondent.
After appellant Christopher R. Erwin failed to pay his court-ordered child support, the trial court found him in contempt and sentenced him to 10 days in jail and 300 hours of community service. He seeks to appeal the contempt judgment. But no appeal lies from a judgment of contempt. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1222 & 904.1, subd. (a)(1)(B).) "It is well settled that orders and judgments made in cases of contempt are not appealable, and this rule has been held applicable both where the trial court imposed punishment for contempt and where the alleged contemner was discharged. [Citations]." (John Breuner Co. v. Bryant (1951) 36 Cal.2d 877, 878.) We therefore do not address appellant's contentions that at the contempt hearing he "was not allowed to testify" (emphasis omitted) and "did not have [legal] representation" (emphasis omitted).
We gave the parties 15 days to file letter briefs discussing the appealability of the judgment, which had not previously been addressed. That period has passed and we have received no communication from either party. The appeal is dismissed.
RYLAARSDAM, ACTING P. J.
WE CONCUR:
BEDSWORTH, J.
O'LEARY, J.