A plaintiff alleges that a court issued a preliminary injunction on June 17th, 1963 ordering a defendant to stop cutting lumber from a homestead pending the resolution of the case. The defendant was served the injunction on June 19th, 1963 by the Sheriff of Pangasinan. However, the defendant continues to cut lumber from the homestead in disobedience of the court order. The plaintiff is requesting the court order the defendant to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court and punished if his explanation is unsatisfactory.
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FORM 0219 CONTEMPT OF COURT, PETITION TO DECLARE PARTY IN.docx
A plaintiff alleges that a court issued a preliminary injunction on June 17th, 1963 ordering a defendant to stop cutting lumber from a homestead pending the resolution of the case. The defendant was served the injunction on June 19th, 1963 by the Sheriff of Pangasinan. However, the defendant continues to cut lumber from the homestead in disobedience of the court order. The plaintiff is requesting the court order the defendant to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court and punished if his explanation is unsatisfactory.
A plaintiff alleges that a court issued a preliminary injunction on June 17th, 1963 ordering a defendant to stop cutting lumber from a homestead pending the resolution of the case. The defendant was served the injunction on June 19th, 1963 by the Sheriff of Pangasinan. However, the defendant continues to cut lumber from the homestead in disobedience of the court order. The plaintiff is requesting the court order the defendant to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court and punished if his explanation is unsatisfactory.
present case a writ of preliminary injunction ordering defendant to desist from cutting lumber if the homestead in question pending the termination of this case. 2. That copy of said writ was duly served by the Sheriff of Pangasinan on defendant on 19 June 1963. 3. That defendant continues to cut lumber from the aforementioned homestead, in disobedience to said writ issued by this Court.
WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays that defendant be ordered to
explain why he should not be punished for contempt, and that, should his explanation not be satisfactory, the proper punishment be meted out in the interest of justice.