CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Enforcement
......Contempt
.........Procedure/Rights of Citee
............General Rights
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While HC is proper remedy for imprisoned contemnor, pet. not imprisoned and CA1 treated petition as one for prohibition to determine whether super. ct. imposed invalid contempt order; return treated as amicus brief.

Contempt is criminal in nature.

Contempt is quasi-criminal; has attributes of criminal proceeding.

Contempt charge is criminal in nature.

Citee has rights of person accused of criminal charge.