{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-steven-a-privette","displayName":"The Honorable Steven A. Privette","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc99794:2023-05-16","opinionId":"702a642e-1a50-585b-b8d0-9a24423b446c","slug":"state-ex-rel-betty-grooms-relator-v-the-honorable-steven-a-privette-respo-c99794","caseName":"State ex rel. Betty Grooms, Relator, vs. The Honorable Steven A. Privette, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC99794","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2023-05-16","year":2023,"display_summary":"Betty Grooms, an elected circuit clerk, petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition to stop contempt proceedings initiated by Judge Steven A. Privette. Judge Privette had ordered Grooms to prepare a spreadsheet of criminal case costs for jail reimbursement, and when she allegedly failed to comply, he ordered her to show cause why she should not be held in contempt. The Supreme Court made its preliminary writ permanent, holding that Judge Privette lacked the authority to hold Grooms in contempt for alleged deficiencies in performing statutory duties unrelated to the court's judicial function.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=195473","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-betty-grooms-relator-v-the-honorable-steven-a-privette-respo-c99794","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}