Apparently, the Muscogee district court judge believes that attorneys for the Muscogee legislature could be held in contempt for failure to appear in court to defend a claim brought by the tribal executive against the legislature … where the attorneys’ client had expressly forbid them to appear in the court. The legislature had previously enacted legislation purporting to disband the tribal court.

Here is the show cause order: CV 10-157 Show Cause Order

And here is the attorneys’ response: CV 10-157 Objection to the Court’s Order