What is the element of wilful disobedience of the trial court's orders?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Foster v. Sexton, 276 Cal.Rptr.3d 172, 61 Cal.App.5th 998 (Cal. App. 2021):
12 The element of willful disobedience of the trial court's orders is also present in California's disentitlement doctrine, which provides that such disobedience may be grounds for dismissal of an appeal. (Gwartz v. Weilert (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 750, 757758, 180 Cal.Rptr.3d 809.)
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