In re Dillon, 344 Ga. App. 200

Dillon, a commercial debt-collection attorney, obtained a judgment in Case No. 06VS103736; he later sought to revive it via scire facias proceedings.
Dillon filed three petitions for scire facias in 2014–2016 under Case No. 14VS003116, each dismissed because the correct procedure required filing in the original action (06VS103736).
After the third dismissal the trial court warned that a fourth identical filing would prompt referral to the State Bar.
Dillon attempted to fix software-generated case-number errors, signed a fourth petition without a case number, and failed to instruct staff; his paralegal reinserted 14VS003116 and filed it.
The court held a show-cause hearing, found Dillon willfully disregarded the court’s prior order and his duties as an officer of the court, and convicted him of criminal contempt.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether evidence supported criminal contempt finding for repeatedly filing scire facias under wrong case number after admonition	Dillon argued filings were inadvertent, caused by software and staff error; insufficient to show wilfulness	Court (respondent) argued Dillon had duty as an officer of the court to ensure compliance and ignored court admonition	Affirmed: evidence sufficed to infer willful disregard and contempt

Dogan v. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources, 278 Ga. App. 905 (court reviews contempt evidence in light most favorable to trial court)
Moton v. State, 332 Ga. App. 300 (criminal contempt requires willful disrespect or intentional disobedience)
In re Beckstrom, 295 Ga. App. 179 (officers of the court owe higher duty; broader contempt power)
In re Spruell, 227 Ga. App. 324 (attorney’s willful scheduling misconduct supported criminal contempt)
In re Herring, 268 Ga. App. 390 (judge before whom contempt occurred is not a party to appellate review)