Does the Court of Appeal have the power to compel obedience to its judgments, orders and process?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Superior Court, 122 Cal.App.3d 326, 175 Cal.Rptr. 888 (Cal. App. 1981):

3 Further, beyond any express statutory authority, each court has the power "to compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, " (Code of Civ.Proc., 128, subd. 4; emphasis added; Fairfield v. Superior Court (1966) 246 Cal.App.2d 113, 54 Cal.Rptr. 721.)

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