Manatt appellate partner Benjamin Shatz authored an article for Daily Journal about seeking appellate review of contempt orders in California, especially those issued during remote court appearances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In the article, Shatz broke down the—often confusing and unusual—appeals process for challenging a contempt order, using an order issued against a non-party for his actions during a Zoom conference hearing in Rollins v. Superior Court as a case study.

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