Weissfeld v. Weissfeld

4 Citing cases

  1. Metro. Gov't v. Jones

    No. M2020-00248-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 23, 2021)   Cited 2 times

    But only a "timely setting of bail upon a criminal contempt conviction" is necessary. Weissfeld v. Weissfeld, No. E2004-00134-COA-R3-CV, 2004 WL 2070979, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 16, 2004). Both courts set bail in a timely manner.

  2. McLean v. McLean

    No. E2008-02796-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. May. 28, 2010)   Cited 13 times

    " In Weissfeld v. Weissfeld, No. E2004-00134-COA-R3-CV, 2004 WL 2070979 (Tenn. Ct. App. E.S., Sept. 16, 2004), we determined "that the cited rules mandate that there be a timely setting of bail upon a criminal contempt conviction and the trial court's failure to do so in this case constituted further procedural error." 2004 WL 2070979, at *5.

  3. Long v. McAllister-Long

    221 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 120 times
    Holding that the order alleged to have been violated must be "clear and unambiguous"

    Tenn. R.Crim. P. 42(b) requires that parties facing a criminal contempt charge be given explicit notice that they are charged with criminal contempt and must also be informed of the facts giving rise to the charge. Sims v. Williams, No. M2004-02532-COA-R3-CV, 2006 WL 223694 at *4 (Tenn.Ct.App. Jan.27, 2006) (No Tenn. R.App. P. 11 application filed); Weissfeld v. Weissfeld, No. E2004-00134-COA-R3-CV, 2004 WL 2070979 at *3 (Tenn.Ct.App. Sept.16, 2004) (No Tenn. R.App. P. 11 application filed); Jones v. Jones, No. 01A01-9607-CV-00346, 1997 WL 80029, at *3-4 (Tenn.Ct.App. Feb.26, 1997) (No Tenn. R.App. P. 11 application filed); Storey v. Storey, 835 S.W.2d 593, 600 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1992). While parties seeking to hold another in criminal contempt should draft their petitions to comply with Tenn. R.Crim. P. 42(b)'s notice requirements, the court in which a petition for criminal contempt is filed must, in the final analysis, assure that the accused party receives adequate notice of the charges he or she faces.

  4. Sims v. Williams

    No. M2004-02532-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 27, 2006)   Cited 1 times

    Id. See also Weissfeld v. Weissfeld, No. E2004-00134-COA-R3-CV, 2004 WL 2070979, at *4 (Tenn.Ct.App. Sept. 16, 2004); Bailey v. Crum, E2004-00953-COA-R3-CV, 2005 WL 1488585, (Tenn.Ct.App. June 23, 2005) (Tenn. R. App. P. 11 perm. app. denied); Tudors v. Bell, No. 01-A-01-9802-CV00103, 1999 WL 187331, at *2.